желчь

See also: жёлчь

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic зълчь (zŭlčĭ) (rarer жълчь (žŭlčĭ)), from Proto-Slavic *zьlčь (bile), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlh₃-. Related to *zelenъ and was under the influence of *žьltъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɛlt͡ɕ]

Noun

желчь (želčʹ) f inan (genitive же́лчи, uncountable)

  1. bile
  2. gall

Declension

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