пуща

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic пуща (pušča, desolate place), from Proto-Slavic *puťa, *pušča from *pȗstъ (desolate) (compare пусто́й (pustój)). Cognate with Polish puszcza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpuɕːə]

Noun

пу́ща • (púšča) f inan (genitive пу́щи, nominative plural пу́щи, genitive plural пущ)

  1. thick forest

Declension

Further reading

  • пуща in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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