жеребей

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žerbьjь. Doublet of жре́бий (žrébij), which was borrowed from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐɛrʲɪbʲɪj]

Noun

же́ребей • (žérebejm inan (genitive же́ребья, nominative plural же́ребьи, genitive plural же́ребьев)

  1. (rare) a piece of metal

Declension