желчь

See also: жёлчь

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited 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): [ʐɛɫt͡ɕ]

Noun

желчь • (želčʹ) f inan (genitive же́лчи, uncountable, relational adjective же́лчный)

  1. bile
  2. gall

Declension
Declension of желчь (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular
nominative же́лчь
žélčʹ
genitive же́лчи
žélči
dative же́лчи
žélči
accusative же́лчь
žélčʹ
instrumental же́лчью
žélčʹju
prepositional же́лчи
žélči

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёлчь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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