чертог

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrtogъ. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic чрътогъ (črŭtogŭ), Ukrainian черто́г (čertóh), Old Serbian чртог, чртаг. Per Vasmer, probably borrowed from Persian چارتاق (čârtâq, “four-arch”). See черда́к (čerdák, “attic”), another borrowing of the same term, for more information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪrˈtok]

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Noun

черто́г • (čertóg) m inan (genitive черто́га, nominative plural черто́ги, genitive plural черто́гов)

1. (dated) hall (large, rich room)
2. (poetic) magnificent building, palace

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	черто́г čertóg	черто́ги čertógi
genitive	черто́га čertóga	черто́гов čertógov
dative	черто́гу čertógu	черто́гам čertógam
accusative	черто́г čertóg	черто́ги čertógi
instrumental	черто́гом čertógom	черто́гами čertógami
prepositional	черто́ге čertóge	черто́гах čertógax