вороной

Russian

Etymology 1

Analyzable as во́рон (vóron, raven) +‎ -о́й (-ój); cognate with Polish wrony; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wornéh₂, from *wer- (to burn, be black), same as for Etymology 2.[1] Compare English raven-haired.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vərɐˈnoj]

Adjective

вороно́й • (voronój)

  1. black (of horses)
  2. jet-black (of human hair)
    Synonym: смоляно́й (smoljanój)
Declension

Noun

вороно́й • (voronójm anim (genitive вороно́го, nominative plural вороны́е, genitive plural вороны́х)

  1. black horse
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈronəj]

Noun

воро́ной • (vorónojf anim

  1. instrumental singular of воро́на (voróna)

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1166”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1166