щёголь

Russian

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps related to щего́л (ščegól, “goldfinch”) or Polish szczególny (“special, particular”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɕːɵɡəlʲ]

Noun

щёголь • (ščógolʹ) m anim (genitive щёголя, nominative plural щёголи, genitive plural щёголей)

  1. dandy, fop, beau
  2. spotted redshank, spotshank (Tringa erythropus)

Declension
Declension of щёголь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative щёголь
ščógolʹ		 щёголи
ščógoli
genitive щёголя
ščógolja		 щёголей
ščógolej
dative щёголю
ščógolju		 щёголям
ščógoljam
accusative щёголя
ščógolja		 щёголей
ščógolej
instrumental щёголем
ščógolem		 щёголями
ščógoljami
prepositional щёголе
ščógole		 щёголях
ščógoljax

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