желчь
See also: жёлчь
Russian
Alternative forms
- жёлчь (žolčʹ)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic зълчь (zŭlčĭ) (rarer жълчь (žŭlčĭ)), from Proto-Slavic *zьlčь (“bile”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlh₃-. Related to *zelenъ and was under the influence of *žьltъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐɛɫt͡ɕ]
Noun
желчь • (želčʹ) f inan (genitive же́лчи, uncountable, relational adjective же́лчный)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёлчь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress