тирса

Ukrainian

тирса (etymology 1)

тирса (ковила волосиста, etymology 2)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɪrsɐ]

Etymology 1

Probably related to те́рти (térty).

Noun

ти́рса • (týrsa) f inan (genitive ти́рси, uncountable)

1. sawdust

Declension

Declension of ти́рса (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	ти́рса týrsa
genitive	ти́рси týrsy
dative	ти́рсі týrsi
accusative	ти́рсу týrsu
instrumental	ти́рсою týrsoju
locative	ти́рсі týrsi
vocative	ти́рсо týrso

Etymology 2

Probably from *ди́рза (*dýrza), borrowed from Lithuanian dirsė (“brome”).

Noun

ти́рса • (týrsa) f inan (genitive ти́рси, uncountable)

1. hairy feathergrass (grass of the species Stipa capillata)

   Synonym: ковила́ волоси́ста f (kovylá volosýsta)

Declension

Declension of ти́рса (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	ти́рса týrsa
genitive	ти́рси týrsy
dative	ти́рсі týrsi
accusative	ти́рсу týrsu
instrumental	ти́рсою týrsoju
locative	ти́рсі týrsi
vocative	ти́рсо týrso

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ти́рса • (týrsa) m inan

1. genitive singular of тирс (tyrs)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тирса”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “тирса”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “тирса”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “тирса”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “тирса”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “тирса”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)