отруби

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otrǫba. By surface analysis, от- (ot-) +‎ руби́ть (rubítʹ, “to cut, hack, axe”) +‎ -и (-i, “plural ending”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈotrʊbʲɪ]

Noun

о́труби • (ótrubi) f inan pl (genitive отрубе́й, plural only)

1. bran

Declension

Declension of о́труби (inan pl-only fem-form soft-stem accent-e) 

	plural
nominative	о́труби ótrubi
genitive	отрубе́й otrubéj
dative	отрубя́м otrubjám
accusative	о́труби ótrubi
instrumental	отрубя́ми otrubjámi
prepositional	отрубя́х otrubjáx

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “отруби”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

See отруби́ть (otrubítʹ, verb), perfective form of руби́ть (rubítʹ, “to cut, hack, axe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐtrʊˈbʲi]

Verb

отруби́ • (otrubí)

1. second-person singular imperative perfective of отруби́ть (otrubítʹ)