иван-чай
Russian
Etymology
From Ива́н (Iván, “Ivan”, here used as a placeholder for a name of a common Russian man, compare to English Jack) + чай (čaj, “tea”); the intended sense is thus along the lines of “commoner's tea” or “peasant's tea”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪˌvan ˈt͡ɕæj]
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Noun
иван-ча́й • (ivan-čáj) m inan (genitive иван-ча́я, uncountable, relational adjective иван-ча́йный)
- (botany) rose-bay, willowherb, fireweed
- willowherb tea
- Synonym: копо́рский чай (kopórskij čaj)
Declension
Declension of иван-ча́й (inan sg-only masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | иван-ча́й ivan-čáj | |
| genitive | иван-ча́я ivan-čája | |
| dative | иван-ча́ю ivan-čáju | |
| accusative | иван-ча́й ivan-čáj | |
| instrumental | иван-ча́ем ivan-čájem | |
| prepositional | иван-ча́е ivan-čáje | |
| partitive | иван-ча́ю ivan-čáju |