Bulgarian edit

Noun edit

росома́ха (rosomáhaf

  1. wolverine

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Old Ruthenian edit

 
росома́ха

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Etymology edit

Etymology unclear. Possibly a taboo metathesis from Proto-Slavic *sormaxa, whence dialectal Ukrainian сорома́ха (soromáxa, wolverine) and dialectal Belarusian сарома́ха (saromáxa, wolverine).[1][2] Compare modern Russian росома́ха (rosomáxa), россома́ха (rossomáxa) (from Middle Russian росома́ха (rosomáxa), россома́ха (rossomáxa), attested from early 17th c.) and Old Novgorodian росомуха (rosomuxa) (attested in the 14th c.).

Noun edit

росомаха (rosomaxaf animal (related adjective росома́ховый)

  1. wolverine

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Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “росома́ха”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 124
  2. ^ Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2006), “расама́ха₁”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 11 (раб – сая́н), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 111

Further reading edit

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2010), “росомаха, росомака”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 30 (ралецъ – рушать), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 377
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “*росомакъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 303

Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Russian росома́ха (rosomáxa), россома́ха (rossomáxa), attested from early 17th c.[1]; росома́ка (rosomáka), россома́ка (rossomáka), росома́къ m (rosomák), attested from middle 16th c.[2] Further etymology unclear.

Per Trubachev, possibly a taboo metathesis from соромаха, still present in some Ukrainian dialects, from hypothetical Proto-Slavic form *sormaxa, therefore cognate with Proto-Germanic *harmô, Latvian sermulis and Lithuanian šarmuõ, šermuõ, šermuonė̃lis.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

росома́ха (rosomáxaf anim (genitive росома́хи, nominative plural росома́хи, genitive plural росома́х)

  1. wolverine

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Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bogatova, G. A., editor (1997), “росомаха, россомаха и росомуха”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 22 (раскидатися – рященко), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 216
  2. ^ Bogatova, G. A., editor (1997), “росомакъ; росомака, россомака”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 22 (раскидатися – рященко), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 215