перегной

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pergnojь. Compare перегни́ть (peregnítʹ, to rot completely). See Proto-Slavic *per-, *gnojь and *gňiti for more information.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪrʲɪɡˈnoj]

Noun

перегно́й • (peregnójm inan (genitive перегно́я, nominative plural перегно́и, genitive plural перегно́ев)

  1. humus
    Synonym: гу́мус (gúmus)

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: peregnoi