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тоска

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tъska, which is perhaps related to то́щий (tóščij) or ти́скать (tískatʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɐˈska]
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Noun

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тоска́ (toskáf inan (genitive тоски́, uncountable)

  1. melancholy, depression
  2. boredom, ennui, weariness
  3. longing, yearning
    • 2018, Молчат дома [Molchat Doma] (lyrics and music), “Тоска [Toska]”, in Этажи [Etazhi]‎[1]:
      Не поджида́й у окна́,
      Отда́й ключи́, мне пора́,
      Лу́чше убе́й сама́ себя́,
      Не вынужда́й, тоска́
      Ne podžidáj u okná,
      Otdáj ključí, mne porá,
      Lúčše ubéj samá sebjá,
      Ne vynuždáj, toská
      Please don't wait at the window,
      Give me the keys, it's my time,
      Better you kill yourself,
      Don't force me, toska

Declension

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Kildin Sami: тоасськ (tåss’k)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тоска”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “тоска”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 253