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]
  • (file)

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

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