желчь
See also: жёлчь
Russian
Alternative forms
- жёлчь (žolčʹ)
Etymology
From Old East Slavic зълчь (zŭlčĭ) (rarer жълчь (žŭlčĭ)), from Proto-Slavic *zьlčь (“bile”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlh₃-. Related to *zelenъ and was under the influence of *žьltъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐɛlt͡ɕ]
Noun
желчь • (želčʹ) f inan (genitive же́лчи, uncountable)
- bile
- gall
Declension
Declension of желчь (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | же́лчь žélčʹ |
| genitive | же́лчи žélči |
| dative | же́лчи žélči |
| accusative | же́лчь žélčʹ |
| instrumental | же́лчью žélčʹju |
| prepositional | же́лчи žélči |