жесть
Russian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Probably a Turkic or Mongolic borrowing. Compare Kazakh жез (jez, “brass”), Tatar җиз (ciz, “brass”), Mongolian зэс (zes, “copper, brass”). Remodeled under the influence of жесть (žestʹ, “frozen soil”).
Noun
[edit]жесть • (žestʹ) f inan (genitive же́сти, nominative plural же́сти, genitive plural же́стей, relational adjective жестяно́й)
- tin (plate), sheet metal
Declension
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- жестя́нка (žestjánka)
- жестяно́й (žestjanój)
- жестя́нщик (žestjánščik)
Etymology 2
[edit]Related to жёсткий (žóstkij). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]жесть • (žestʹ) f inan (genitive же́сти, nominative plural же́сти, genitive plural же́стей)
Declension
[edit]Interjection
[edit]жесть • (žestʹ) (жесть)
- Used in surprise, or denoting something horrific.
References
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жесть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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