белый гриб

Russian

Etymology

Literally, white mushroom, referring to the fact that the cep's white flesh does not change color when cut and exposed to air.

Compare typologically Mongolian цагаан мөөг (cagaan möög) (< цагаан (cagaan)). Also compare ры́жик (rýžik) (< ры́жий (rýžij)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲeɫɨj ɡrʲip]
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Noun

бе́лый гриб • (bélyj gribm inan (genitive бе́лого гриба́, nominative plural бе́лые грибы́, genitive plural бе́лых грибо́в)

  1. cep, porcini (Boletus edulis)
    Synonyms: борови́к (borovík), бе́лый (bélyj)

Declension