рожество

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic рожьство (rožĭstvo), from Proto-Slavic *roďьstvo (birth; birthday; Christmas). Compare рожство́ (rožstvó). Doublet of Рождество́ (Roždestvó), a Church Slavic loanword.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rəʐɨstˈvo]

Noun

рожество́ • (rožestvón inan (genitive рожества́, nominative plural рожества́, genitive plural роже́ств)

  1. (dialectal) Christmas
    Synonym: Рождество́ (Roždestvó)
  2. (dialectal) human face
  3. (dialectal) a kind of plant

Declension

Derived terms

  • рожествова́ть (rožestvovátʹ)

References