Russian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Of unclear origin. Presumed by J. J. Mikkola to be borrowed from Old Norse jarðhús (underground room).[1][2] Compare jǫrð (earth, modern Icelandic jörð) and hús (house). This derivation has however been doubted on phonetic[3] and semantic[4] grounds.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈjarʊs]
  • (file)

Noun edit

я́рус (járusm inan (genitive я́руса, nominative plural я́русы, genitive plural я́русов)

  1. tier (horizontal row)
  2. (theater) circle (curved upper tier of seats in a theater)
  3. (geology) geologic stage

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: yarus
  • Yakut: дьаарыс (jaarıs)

References edit

  1. ^ Mikkola, Dr. Joos J. (1894) Berührungen zwischen den westfinnischen und slavischen Sprachen. I. Slavische Lehnwörter in den westfinnischen Sprachen[1], Helsinki: Finno-Ugrian Society, page 20
  2. ^ Berneker, Erich (1908–1913) Slavisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter's Universitätsbuchhandlung, page 446
  3. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ярус”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  4. ^ Kalima, Jalo (1948) “Zu der Etymologie der russischen Wörter ‘Jarus Und Jabeda.’”, in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen[2], volume 49, number 2, Modern Language Society of Helsinki, page 56

Ukrainian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Of unclear origin.[1] See the Russian entry for more information.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

я́рус (járusm inan (genitive я́русу, nominative plural я́руси, genitive plural я́русів)

  1. tier (horizontal row)
  2. (theater) circle (curved upper tier of seats in a theater)
  3. (geology) stage (succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ярус”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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