серьга

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Clipping of усерязь (userjazĭ), усерягь (userjagĭ, earring), from Gothic *𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (*ausahriggs, earring).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /sɛrɪˈɡɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /sʲɛrʲɪˈɡa/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /sʲɛːrʲˈɡa/
  • Hyphenation: се‧рь‧га

Noun

серьга (serĭga) f (diminutive серьжька)

  1. earring

Declension

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: серга́ (serhá)
    • Ukrainian: серга́ (serhá), сірга́ (sirhá)
  • Russian: серьга́ (serʹgá)

References

  1. Furman, Morion (2020) Der Einfluss des Deutschen auf die russische und die slowenische Sprache (Thesis) (Münchner Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft (Slavistik)) (Master's thesis, in German), Munich, Germany: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, →DOI, page 68

Further reading

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic серьга (serĭga).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲɪrʲˈɡa]
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Noun

серьга́ • (serʹgá) f inan (genitive серьги́, nominative plural се́рьги, genitive plural серёг, diminutive серёжка)

  1. earring

Declension

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