жуть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic [Term?]. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“take, seize, grasp”). Compare Old English ġietan, English get, Ancient Greek χᾰνδᾰ́νω (khandánō, “to hold, contain”), Latin hedera (“ivy”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʐutʲ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -utʲ

Noun

жуть • (žutʹ) f inan (genitive жу́ти, nominative plural жу́ти, genitive plural жу́тей)

  1. dismay, dread, horror

Declension
Declension of жуть (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative жу́ть
žútʹ		 жу́ти
žúti
genitive жу́ти
žúti		 жу́тей
žútej
dative жу́ти
žúti		 жу́тям
žútjam
accusative жу́ть
žútʹ		 жу́ти
žúti
instrumental жу́тью
žútʹju		 жу́тями
žútjami
prepositional жу́ти
žúti		 жу́тях
žútjax

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