Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *ručьjь. Morphologically equivalent to руча́ (ručá, to drone, to rattle) +‎ -ей (-ej).

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Noun edit

ру́чей (rúčejm (diminutive ру́чейче)

  1. brook, creek, beck (small, relatively fast river or stream)
    Synonym: (dialectal) блюка́ло (bljukálo)
  2. (by extension) stream, flux
    Synonyms: пото́к (potók), (dialectal) стру́га (strúga)

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References edit

  • ручей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ручей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M.; Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ручей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 356

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ručьjь. Compare Ukrainian руча́й (ručáj), Czech ručej, Polish ruczaj.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rʊˈt͡ɕej]
  • (file)

Noun edit

руче́й (ručéjm inan (genitive ручья́, nominative plural ручьи́, genitive plural ручьёв, diminutive ручеёк)

  1. brook, stream, creek

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Further reading edit

  • ручей in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru