ржа

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ръжа (rŭža), from Proto-Slavic *rъďa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʐa]

Noun

ржа • (rža) f inan (genitive ржи, uncountable)

1. (archaic, colloquial) rust (on iron)
2. (dialectal) rust (on plants)

Declension

Declension of ржа (inan sg-only fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	ржа́ ržá
genitive	ржи́ rží
dative	рже́ ržé
accusative	ржу́ ržú
instrumental	ржо́й, ржо́ю ržój, ržóju
prepositional	рже́ ržé

Synonyms

• (both senses): ржа́вчина (ržávčina)

Related terms

Russian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rewdʰ- (0 c, 8 e)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ржа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “ръжа”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 203

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʒa]

Noun

ржа • (rža) f inan (genitive ржі, uncountable, relational adjective ржа́вий)

1. Alternative form of іржа́ (iržá, “rust”)

Declension

Declension of ржа (inan sg-only semisoft fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	ржа rža
genitive	ржі rži
dative	ржі rži
accusative	ржу ržu
instrumental	рже́ю ržéju
locative	ржі rži
vocative	рже rže

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “ржа”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ржа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “ржа”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)