ракита
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orkyta, which Pokorny connects to Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- (“bend”).[1] Also compare Latvian ērkšķis (“thorn bush”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
раки́та • (rakíta) f inan (genitive раки́ты, nominative plural раки́ты, genitive plural раки́т)
- sallow, willow (Salix fragilis, Salix caprea) (tree or wood)
- broom
Declension edit
Declension of раки́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of раки́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
References edit
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “67-68”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 67-68
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ракита”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress