нефть

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish neft.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

нефть (neftʹf inan (genitive не́фти, nominative plural не́фти, genitive plural не́фтей)

  1. oil, petroleum, mineral oil

Declension

Descendants

  • Kildin Sami: неффьт (njeff’t)
  • Kyrgyz: нефть (neft)
  • Tatar: нефть (neft’)

References

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