юла
See also: юля and -уља
Russian
Etymology
Unknown. Theories include:
- Simplified from *вьюла́ (*vʹjulá) from вить (vitʹ)
- Related to юр (jur, “a spot stirred up by currents or bypassers etc.”), ю́ркий (júrkij, “agile, brisk”), Proto-Slavic *juriti (“to stir up”), Serbo-Croatian júriti (“to chivvy”), Polish jurzyć (“to stir up”), of Turkic origin represented by yürümek (“to march forward”)
- Related to Proto-Slavic *juditi, Polish judzić (“to instigate”)
- Borrowed from a descendant of Old Norse hjól (“wheel”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jʊˈɫa]
Noun
юла
юла́ • (julá) f inan or f anim (genitive юлы́, nominative plural юлы́, genitive plural юл)
- spinning top (toy)
- woodlark
Declension
Declension of юла́ (bian fem-form hard-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | юла́ julá | юлы́ julý |
| genitive | юлы́ julý | ю́л júl |
| dative | юле́ julé | юла́м julám |
| accusative animate inanimate | юлу́ julú | ю́л júl |
| юлы́ julý | ||
| instrumental | юло́й, юло́ю julój, julóju | юла́ми julámi |
| prepositional | юле́ julé | юла́х juláx |
Pre-reform declension of юла́ (bian fem-form hard-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | юла́ julá | юлы́ julý |
| genitive | юлы́ julý | ю́лъ júl |
| dative | юлѣ́ julě́ | юла́мъ julám |
| accusative animate inanimate | юлу́ julú | ю́лъ júl |
| юлы́ julý | ||
| instrumental | юло́й, юло́ю julój, julóju | юла́ми julámi |
| prepositional | юлѣ́ julě́ | юла́хъ juláx |
Synonyms
- волчо́к (volčók)
- лесно́й жа́воронок (lesnój žávoronok)
Related terms
- юли́ть impf (julítʹ)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “юла”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress