сизъ

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sìzъ. Doublet of шизъ (šizŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsizʊ//ˈsʲizʊ//ˈsʲiz/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsizʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsʲizʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈsʲiz/

  • Hyphenation: си‧зъ

Adjective

сизъ (sizŭ)

  1. dove-coloured, warm grey, bluish

Declension

Derived terms

  • сизовъ (sizovŭ)

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: *си́зый (*sízyj)
    • Belarusian: сы́зы (sýzy), шы́зы (šýzy)
    • Ukrainian: си́зий (sýzyj)
  • Russian: си́зый (sízyj)

Further reading

  • Krysko, V. B., editor (2016), “сизыи”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.) [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.)] (in Russian), volume 11 (свѣне – стѧгъ), Moscow: Azbukovnik, →ISBN, page 143
  • Bogatova, G. A., editor (2000), “сизый”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 24 (се – скорый), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 132