ртуть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rьtǫtь, related to Lithuanian risti (to roll), and cognate to Polish rtęć and Czech rtuť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rtutʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -utʲ

Noun

ртуть • (rtutʹf inan (genitive рту́ти, nominative plural рту́ти, genitive plural рту́тей, relational adjective рту́тный)

  1. mercury (Hg)
    Synonyms: гидра́ргирум (gidrárgirum), мерку́рий (merkúrij)

Declension

Coordinate terms

See also

References

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

Ukrainian

Chemical element
Hg
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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rьtǫtь, related to Lithuanian risti (to roll), and cognate to Polish rtęć and Czech rtuť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rtutʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ртуть • (rtutʹf inan (genitive рту́ті, uncountable, relational adjective рту́тний)

  1. mercury, quicksilver (chemical element Hg)
    Synonyms: мерку́рій (merkúrij), живе́ срі́бло (žyvé sríblo)

Declension

Declension of ртуть
(inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative ртуть
rtutʹ
genitive рту́ті
rtúti
dative рту́ті
rtúti
accusative ртуть
rtutʹ
instrumental рту́ттю
rtúttju
locative рту́ті
rtúti
vocative рту́те
rtúte

References