ракита

Bulgarian

храст ракита

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orkyta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐˈkitɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -itɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ра‧ки‧та

Noun

раки́та • (rakíta) f (relational adjective раки́тен or раки́тов)

1. basket willow (а shrub of species Salix viminalis)
2. (collective) wood/branches of basket willow (used for basket weaving)

Declension

Declension of раки́та

	singular	plural
indefinite	раки́та rakíta	раки́ти rakíti
definite	раки́тата rakítata	раки́тите rakítite

Alternative forms

• реки́та (rekíta) — dialectal, with e-grade

Coordinate terms

• върба́ (vǎrbá, “willow”) (hypernym)
• и́ва (íva, “osier”)

Derived terms

nouns

• ракита́к (rakiták) (augmentative)
• раки́тник (rakítnik)

References

• “ракита”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ракита”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1904), “ракꙑ́та”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 71
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ракита”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 168

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orkyta, which Pokorny connects to Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- (“bend”). Also compare Latvian ērkšķis (“thorn bush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐˈkʲitə]

Noun

раки́та • (rakíta) f inan (genitive раки́ты, nominative plural раки́ты, genitive plural раки́т)

1. sallow, willow (Salix fragilis, Salix caprea) (tree or wood)
2. broom

Declension

Declension of раки́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	раки́та rakíta	раки́ты rakíty
genitive	раки́ты rakíty	раки́т rakít
dative	раки́те rakíte	раки́там rakítam
accusative	раки́ту rakítu	раки́ты rakíty
instrumental	раки́той, раки́тою rakítoj, rakítoju	раки́тами rakítami
prepositional	раки́те rakíte	раки́тах rakítax

Pre-reform declension of раки́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	раки́та rakíta	раки́ты rakíty
genitive	раки́ты rakíty	раки́тъ rakít
dative	раки́тѣ rakítě	раки́тамъ rakítam
accusative	раки́ту rakítu	раки́ты rakíty
instrumental	раки́той, раки́тою rakítoj, rakítoju	раки́тами rakítami
prepositional	раки́тѣ rakítě	раки́тахъ rakítax

Further reading

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