жесть
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐɛsʲtʲ]
Etymology 1
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
жесть • (žestʹ) f inan (genitive же́сти, nominative plural же́сти, genitive plural же́стей)
- tin (plate), sheet metal
Declension
Etymology 2
Related to жёсткий (žóstkij).
Declension
Interjection
жесть • (žestʹ) (жесть)
- Used in surprise, or denoting something horrific.
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “жесть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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