орех

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic орѣхъ (orěxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orěxъ. Compare Albanian arrë (“walnut”), Ancient Greek ἄρυα (árua, “walnut”), Latvian riẽksts, Serbo-Croatian òrah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔrɛx]

Noun

о́рех • (óreh) m (relational adjective орехо́в, diminutive о́рехче)

1. walnut
2. walnut tree

Declension

Declension of о́рех

	singular	plural
indefinite	о́рех óreh	о́рехи órehi
definite (subject form)	о́рехът órehǎt	о́рехите órehite
definite (object form)	о́реха óreha
count form	—	о́реха óreha

References

• “орех”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “орех”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Alternative forms

• орѣ́хъ (orě́x) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orěxъ. Compare Albanian arrë (“walnut”), Ancient Greek ἄρυα (árua, “walnut”), Latvian riẽksts, Serbo-Croatian òrah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈrʲex]

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Noun

оре́х • (oréx) m inan (genitive оре́ха, nominative plural оре́хи, genitive plural оре́хов, relational adjective оре́ховый, diminutive оре́шек)

1. nut (tree; seed)

   америка́нский оре́х ― amerikánskij oréx ― Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) (literally, “American nut”)

   брази́льский оре́х ― brazílʹskij oréx ― Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) (literally, “Brazilian nut”)

   лесно́й оре́х ― lesnój oréx ― hazelnut; butternut (Juglans cinerea) (literally, “forest nut”)

   се́рый оре́х ― séryj oréx ― butternut (Juglans cinerea) (literally, “gray nut”)

   чёрный оре́х ― čórnyj oréx ― black walnut (Juglans nigra) (literally, “black nut”)

   гре́цкий оре́х ― gréckij oréx ― walnut (literally, “Greek nut”)

   кита́йский оре́х ― kitájskij oréx ― peanut (literally, “Chinese nut”)

   земляно́й оре́х ― zemljanój oréx ― peanut (literally, “earth nut”)

   муска́тный оре́х ― muskátnyj oréx ― nutmeg (literally, “musky nut”)

   кедро́вый оре́х ― kedróvyj oréx ― pine nut (literally, “cedar nut”)

2. walnut wood
3. nut coal; chestnut coal
4. (slang) cocaine
5. (slang, vulgar) ass, booty (buttocks, typically female)

Declension

Declension of оре́х (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	оре́х oréx	оре́хи oréxi
genitive	оре́ха oréxa	оре́хов oréxov
dative	оре́ху oréxu	оре́хам oréxam
accusative	оре́х oréx	оре́хи oréxi
instrumental	оре́хом oréxom	оре́хами oréxami
prepositional	оре́хе oréxe	оре́хах oréxax

Derived terms

• оре́ховка (oréxovka)
• орехотво́рка (orexotvórka)
• оре́шник (oréšnik)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: орех (or’ex)
• → Skolt Sami: ååʹreh