соловей

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *solHwos

Proto-Slavic *solvъ

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-as

Proto-Slavic *-ъ

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is

Proto-Slavic *-ь

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas

Proto-Slavic *-jь

Proto-Slavic *-ьjь

Proto-Slavic *solvьjь

Old East Slavic соловии (solovii)

Carpathian Rusyn соловей, соловій (solovej, solovij)bor.

Pannonian Rusyn соловей

Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn соловей, соловій (solovej, solovij), from Old East Slavic соловии (solovii), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь. Displaced славик (slavik). Doublet of Славуй (Slavuj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɔˈlɔvɛj]
• Rhymes: -ɔvɛj
• Hyphenation: со‧ло‧вей

Noun

соловей (solovej) m anim (diminutive соловейчок or соловейко, possessive adjective соловейов)

1. nightingale

   Synonym: (obsolete) славик (slavik)

Declension

Declension of соловей (solovej)

	singular	plural
nominative	соловей (solovej)	соловеї (soloveji)
genitive	соловея (soloveja)	соловейох (solovejox)
dative	соловейови (solovejovi)	соловейом (solovejom)
accusative	соловея (soloveja)	соловеї (soloveji)
instrumental	соловейом (solovejom)	соловеями (solovejami)
locative	соловейови (solovejovi)	соловейох (solovejox)
vocative	соловею (soloveju)	соловеї (soloveji)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1997), “славуј”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (О – Ш), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 533
• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “соловей”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 814
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “nightingale”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 189

Russian

Соловей поёт

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic соловии (solovii), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь, from *solvъ (“cream-colored”) +‎ *-ьjь, from Proto-Indo-European *saluo-.

Compare typologically ря́бчик (rjábčik) (akin to рябо́й (rjabój)), сиза́рь (sizárʹ) (akin to си́зый (sízyj), also note го́лубь (gólubʹ) (akin to голубо́й (golubój), the opposite direction of the meaning development)), пестру́шка (pestrúška) (akin to пёстрый (pjóstryj)), бурёнка (burjónka) (akin to бу́рый (búryj)), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səɫɐˈvʲej]

• Audio:

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Noun

солове́й • (solovéj) m anim (genitive соловья́, nominative plural соловьи́, genitive plural соловьёв, female equivalent соловьи́ха, relational adjective соловьи́ный, diminutive солове́йко or солове́йка or солове́йчик, pejorative соловьи́шка)

1. nightingale

Declension

Declension of солове́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	солове́й solovéj	соловьи́ solovʹí
genitive	соловья́ solovʹjá	соловьёв solovʹjóv
dative	соловью́ solovʹjú	соловья́м solovʹjám
accusative	соловья́ solovʹjá	соловьёв solovʹjóv
instrumental	соловьём solovʹjóm	соловья́ми solovʹjámi
prepositional	соловье́ solovʹjé	соловья́х solovʹjáx

Derived terms

• соло́вушка (solóvuška)

Proverbs

• соловья́ ба́снями не ко́рмят (solovʹjá básnjami ne kórmjat)

Related terms

• соло́вый (solóvyj)
  • солове́ть impf (solovétʹ), осолове́ть pf (osolovétʹ)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “соловей”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• соловій (solovij) — dialectal

Etymology

From Old East Slavic соловии (solovii), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь. Derived with the suffix -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɔɫɔˈʋɛi̯]

• Audio:

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Noun

солове́й • (solovéj) m animal (genitive солов'я́, nominative plural солов'ї́, genitive plural солов'ї́в, relational adjective солов'ї́ний or солов'ї́на, diminutive солове́йко)

1. nightingale

Declension

Declension of солове́й
(animal j-stem masc-form accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	солове́й solovéj	солов'ї́ solovʺjí
genitive	солов'я́ solovʺjá	солов'ї́в solovʺjív
dative	солов'ю́, солов'є́ві solovʺjú, solovʺjévi	солов'я́м solovʺjám
accusative	солов'я́ solovʺjá	солов'ї́, солов'ї́в solovʺjí, solovʺjív
instrumental	солов'є́м solovʺjém	солов'я́ми solovʺjámy
locative	солов'ю́, солов'є́ві, солов'ї́ solovʺjú, solovʺjévi, solovʺjí	солов'я́х solovʺjáx
vocative	солов'ю́ solovʺjú	солов'ї́ solovʺjí

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “солове́й”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “соловей”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka