сивый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sivъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲivɨj]

Adjective

си́вый • (sívyj)

  1. gray, grey (of ash)
    Synonyms: се́рый (séryj), невзра́чный (nevzráčnyj)

Declension

Derived terms

Compound words:

  • сивола́пый (sivolápyj)

Compounds:

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сивый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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