Персия
See also: Персія
Russian
Etymology
From перс (pers, “Persian”) under influence of Latin Persia. Displaced Old East Slavic Перъсида (Perŭsida, “Persia”) (> перси́дский (persídskij)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Пе́рсия • (Pérsija) f inan (genitive Пе́рсии, nominative plural Пе́рсии, genitive plural Пе́рсий)
Declension
Declension of Пе́рсия (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- перс (pers)
- персия́нин (persijánin)
- персиянка (persijanka)
- перси́дский (persídskij)
See also
- Ира́н (Irán)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “перс”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress