щёголь

Russian

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps related to щего́л (ščegól, “goldfinch”) or Polish szczególny (“special, particular”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɕːɵɡəlʲ]

Noun

щёголь • (ščógolʹ) m anim (genitive щёголя, nominative plural щёголи, genitive plural щёголей, feminine щеголи́ха)

  1. dandy, fop, beau
  2. spotted redshank, spotshank (Tringa erythropus)

Declension

Declension of щёголь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative щёголь
ščógolʹ 		щёголи
ščógoli
genitive щёголя
ščógolja 		щёголей
ščógolej
dative щёголю
ščógolju 		щёголям
ščógoljam
accusative щёголя
ščógolja 		щёголей
ščógolej
instrumental щёголем
ščógolem 		щёголями
ščógoljami
prepositional щёголе
ščógole 		щёголях
ščógoljax

References

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