оустьѥ

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ustьje. Cognate with Old East Slavic устье (ustĭje), Old Ruthenian устьє (ustʹje), Old Polish uście, Old Czech ústie.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: оус‧ть‧ѥ

Noun

оустьѥ • (ustĭje) n

  1. mouth, rivermouth
    • c. 1100 – 1200, Counting tag “Ust-Yemtsa”[1], Novgorod (Troitsky excavation):
      ꙋстье Ѣмьцѣ
      ustĭje Jěmĭćě
      Ust-Yemtsa [literally “mouth of the Yemtsa River”].

Derived terms

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