кизил

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kïŕïl (red). Thoroughly replaced the native Slavic word (дёрен (djóren) from *dernъ) early as also with Belarusian кізі́л (kizíl), while Ukrainian дере́н (derén) is still more common than кизи́л (kyzýl). Compare Ottoman Turkish قزلجق and Turkish kızılcık (cornelian cherry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲɪˈzʲiɫ]

Noun

кизи́л • (kizílm inan (genitive кизи́ла, nominative plural кизи́лы, genitive plural кизи́лов)

  1. cornel, dogwood

Declension