гусли

See also: гѫсли

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡus⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪ]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic гоусли (gusli), from Proto-Slavic *gǫsli.

Noun

гу́сли • (gúsli) f inan pl (genitive гу́слей or гу́сель, plural only, relational adjective гу́сельный)

(music) gusli

Declension

Declension of гу́сли (inan pl-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a irreg)

	plural
nominative	гу́сли gúsli
genitive	гу́слей, гу́сель^△ gúslej, gúselʹ^△
dative	гу́слям gúsljam
accusative	гу́сли gúsli
instrumental	гу́слями gúsljami
prepositional	гу́слях gúsljax

^△Irregular.

Derived terms

гусля́р m anim (gusljár)

Related terms

гуде́ть impf (gudétʹ)

Further reading

Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “гусли”, 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.

Etymology 2

Noun

гу́сли • (gúsli)

nominative/accusative plural of гусль (guslʹ)