аангич

Russian

Alternative forms

  • а́нгич (ángič)

Etymology

The call of the long-tailed duck is the origin of the аʼӈи- root.

Borrowed from Itelmen аʼӈичӽ (a'ngičch), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Tundra Nenets ӈаʼʼӈо (nga"ngo, “pochard, long-tailed duck”) and Nivkh ауӈк (auŋk, “type of duck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈanɡʲɪt͡ɕ]

Noun

аа́нгич • (aángič) m anim (genitive аа́нгича, nominative plural аа́нгичи, genitive plural аа́нгичей)

  1. (dialectal, Kamchatka) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
    Synonyms: морянка (morjanka), саук (sauk)

Declension

Declension of аа́нгич (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative аа́нгич
aángič 		аа́нгичи
aángiči
genitive аа́нгича
aángiča 		аа́нгичей
aángičej
dative аа́нгичу
aángiču 		аа́нгичам
aángičam
accusative аа́нгича
aángiča 		аа́нгичей
aángičej
instrumental аа́нгичем
aángičem 		аа́нгичами
aángičami
prepositional аа́нгиче
aángiče 		аа́нгичах
aángičax

References

  • Anikin, A. E. (2007), “аангич”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 60
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