ружьё

See also: ружье

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic оружие (oružie), from Proto-Slavic *orǫžьje, from *orǫga / *orǫžь. Doublet of ору́жие (orúžije), a borrowing from Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rʊʐˈjɵ]
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Noun

ружьё • (ružʹjó) n inan (genitive ружья́, nominative plural ру́жья, genitive plural ру́жей, diminutive ружьецо́)

  1. shotgun, musket, rifle
    двуство́льное ружьё ― dvustvólʹnoje ružʹjó ― double-barreled shotgun
    помповое ружьё ― pompovoje ružʹjó ― pump-action shotgun
    противота́нковое ружьё ― protivotánkovoje ružʹjó ― antitank rifle
    духово́е ружьё ― duxovóje ružʹjó ― air rifle
  2. a device resembling such a firearm
    фоторужьё ― fotoružʹjó ― "rifle stock" (for a camera)
    подво́дное ружьё ― podvódnoje ružʹjó ― spear gun
  3. (obsolete) weapon, arm

Usage notes
  • Although the term embraces almost any long-barreled firearm (except those capable of automatic fire), nowadays it is mostly used to refer to a smoothbore hunting shotgun (synonym: охо́тничье ружьё (oxótničʹje ružʹjó)).

Declension
Declension of ружьё (inan neut-form vowel-stem accent-d irreg) 
singular plural
nominative ружьё
ružʹjó		 ру́жья
rúžʹja
genitive ружья́
ružʹjá		 ру́жей△
rúžej△
dative ружью́
ružʹjú		 ру́жьям
rúžʹjam
accusative ружьё
ružʹjó		 ру́жья
rúžʹja
instrumental ружьём
ružʹjóm		 ру́жьями
rúžʹjami
prepositional ружье́
ružʹjé		 ру́жьях
rúžʹjax

△ Irregular.

Derived terms
Diminutive forms
  • ружьишко (ružʹiško)
  • ружбайка (ružbajka)

Descendants
  • → Southern Yukaghir: ужжоо (užžō)

See also
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