колодезь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic колодязь (kolodjazĭ), from Proto-Slavic *koldędzь. Early borrowing from Proto-Germanic *kaldingaz, from Proto-Germanic *kaldiǭ, whence Old Norse kelda (source), Danish kilde (source), Finnish kaltio (source).

Doublet of кла́дезь (kládezʹ), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈɫodʲɪsʲ]

Noun

коло́дезь • (kolódezʹm inan (genitive коло́дезя, nominative plural коло́дези, genitive plural коло́дезей, relational adjective коло́дезный)

  1. (dated) well
    Synonym: коло́дец (kolódec)

Declension

Derived terms

  • коло́дезник (kolódeznik)