мездра

Russian

Alternative forms

  • мяздра́ (mjazdrá) – Pre-reform orthography (1956)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męzdra, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms (“flesh, meat”). Cognates include Ukrainian міздря́ (mizdrjá), Belarusian мяздра́ (mjazdrá), Polish miazdra and Czech mázdra as well as Latin membrum. Related to мя́со (mjáso, “meat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪzˈdra]

Noun

мездра́ • (mezdrá) f inan (genitive мездры́, uncountable)

  1. the inner side of hide

Declension

Declension of мездра́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative мездра́
mezdrá
genitive мездры́
mezdrý
dative мездре́
mezdré
accusative мездру́
mezdrú
instrumental мездро́й, мездро́ю
mezdrój, mezdróju
prepositional мездре́
mezdré

References

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