постриг

Russian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from постри́чь (postríčʹ), with stress shift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpostrʲɪk]

Noun

по́стриг • (póstrig) m inan (genitive по́стрига, nominative plural по́стриги, genitive plural по́стригов)

1. (religion) monastic tonsure (rite of the adoption of monasticism, accompanied by shaving the top of the head)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	по́стриг póstrig	по́стриги póstrigi
genitive	по́стрига póstriga	по́стригов póstrigov
dative	по́стригу póstrigu	по́стригам póstrigam
accusative	по́стриг póstrig	по́стриги póstrigi
instrumental	по́стригом póstrigom	по́стригами póstrigami
prepositional	по́стриге póstrige	по́стригах póstrigax

Related terms

• пострига́ть impf (postrigátʹ), постри́чь pf (postríčʹ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈstrʲik]

Verb

постри́г • (postríg)

1. masculine singular past indicative perfective of постри́чь (postríčʹ)