рожа

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *roďa, related to *rodъ. Compare Old East Slavic рожаи (rožai, “appearance, face”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈroʐə]
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Noun

ро́жа • (róža) f inan (genitive ро́жи, nominative plural ро́жи, genitive plural рож)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) face, mug, ugly mug, puss
    ско́рчить рожу ― skórčitʹ rožu ― make a face
    У него́, что жо́па, что ро́жа, одно́ и то́ же ― U nevó, što žópa, što róža, odnó i tó že ― You can’t tell his ass from his face.
  2. (medicine) erysipelas

Declension
Declension of ро́жа (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ро́жа
róža		 ро́жи
róži
genitive ро́жи
róži		 ро́ж
róž
dative ро́же
róže		 ро́жам
róžam
accusative ро́жу
róžu		 ро́жи
róži
instrumental ро́жей, ро́жею
róžej, róžeju		 ро́жами
róžami
prepositional ро́же
róže		 ро́жах
róžax

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Descendants

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “рожа”, 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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