гиря
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic гыря (gyrja). Cognate with Ukrainian ги́ря (hýrja), Belarusian гіря (hirja). Vasmer connects it to the root of гвор (gvor, “bladder, tumor”), ultimately PIE *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”). The phonology is difficult and may show Iranian influence (Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, modern Persian گران (gerân, “heavy”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡʲirʲə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ги́ря • (gírja) f inan (genitive ги́ри, nominative plural ги́ри, genitive plural гирь)
- weight for measuring
- kettlebell, girya
Declension
Related terms
- гирево́й (girevój)
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гиря”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic гыря (gyrja). Cognate with Russian ги́ря (gírja), Belarusian гіря (hirja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦɪrʲɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ги́ря • (hýrja) f inan (genitive ги́рі, nominative plural ги́рі, genitive plural гир)
- weight (for measuring)
- kettlebell, girya
- (dialectal, derogatory) a head, esp. a shaved one
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ги́ря hýrja |
ги́рі hýri |
| genitive | ги́рі hýri |
гир hyr |
| dative | ги́рі hýri |
ги́рям hýrjam |
| accusative | ги́рю hýrju |
ги́рі hýri |
| instrumental | ги́рею hýreju |
ги́рями hýrjamy |
| locative | ги́рі hýri |
ги́рях hýrjax |
| vocative | ги́ре hýre |
ги́рі hýri |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гиря”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “гиря”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN