ежевика
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *eževika. By surface analysis, ёж (jož, “hedgehog”) + -евый (-evyj) + -и́ка (-íka). See another variant Proto-Slavic *ežina, whence ожи́на (ožína), Czech ježiník, Polish jeżyna, Serbo-Croatian јежиница.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [(j)ɪʐɨˈvʲikə]
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Noun
ежеви́ка • (ježevíka) f inan (genitive ежеви́ки, nominative plural ежеви́ки, genitive plural ежеви́к, relational adjective ежеви́чный)
- (usually singular) bramble, blackberry bush
- Synonym: куманика (kumanika)
- clipping of ежеви́ка си́зая (ježevíka sízaja, “dewberry”)
- Synonym: росяника (rosjanika)
- (usually singular) berries of blackberry or dewberry shrub
Declension
Declension of ежеви́ка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ежеви́ка ježevíka |
ежеви́ки ježevíki |
| genitive | ежеви́ки ježevíki |
ежеви́к ježevík |
| dative | ежеви́ке ježevíke |
ежеви́кам ježevíkam |
| accusative | ежеви́ку ježevíku |
ежеви́ки ježevíki |
| instrumental | ежеви́кой, ежеви́кою ježevíkoj, ježevíkoju |
ежеви́ками ježevíkami |
| prepositional | ежеви́ке ježevíke |
ежеви́ках ježevíkax |
Pre-reform declension of ежеви́ка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ежеви́ка ježevíka |
ежеви́ки ježevíki |
| genitive | ежеви́ки ježevíki |
ежеви́къ ježevík |
| dative | ежеви́кѣ ježevíkě |
ежеви́камъ ježevíkam |
| accusative | ежеви́ку ježevíku |
ежеви́ки ježevíki |
| instrumental | ежеви́кой, ежеви́кою ježevíkoj, ježevíkoju |
ежеви́ками ježevíkami |
| prepositional | ежеви́кѣ ježevíkě |
ежеви́кахъ ježevíkax |
Derived terms
- ежеви́чник m (ježevíčnik)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ежевика”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “ежевика”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 281
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “ежевика”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.