Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъrščina. Compare Belarusian маршчы́на (marščýna), Czech mrština, Old Church Slavonic мръщина (mrŭština), Ukrainian морщина (morščyna).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mɐrˈɕːinə]
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Noun edit

морщи́на (morščínaf inan (genitive морщи́ны, nominative plural морщи́ны, genitive plural морщи́н, diminutive морщи́нка)

  1. wrinkle

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “морщина”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress