дрожжи

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дрожди (droždi), дрождиꙗ (droždija), from Proto-Slavic *droždžьje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdroʐːɨ] ~ [ˈdroʑːɪ]
  • Audio; [ˈdroʐːɨ]:(file)
  • Audio; [ˈdroʑːɪ]:(file)

Noun

дро́жжи • (dróžžif inan pl (genitive дрожже́й, plural only, relational adjective дрожжево́й)

  1. yeast, barm

Declension

Derived terms

  • бездрожжево́й (bezdrožževój)

Compounds:

  • на ста́рые дро́жжи (na stáryje dróžži)
  • расти́ как на дрожжа́х impf (rastí kak na drožžáx)

See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дрожжи”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress