расторопша

Russian

Alternative forms

  • остропёстр (ostropjóstr), остро-пестро́ (ostro-pestró), пестро́-остро́ (pestró-ostró)

Etymology

Cognate to Ukrainian росторо́пша (rostorópša), расторо́пша (rastorópša), розтро́пта (roztrópta), розторо́пша (roztorópša), Belarusian растаро́пша (rastarópša, milk thistle), and Ukrainian росто́паш (rostópaš), ростопаст (rostopast), ростокащ (rostokašč), росто́хвасть (rostóxvastʹ), ростропаск (rostropask, greater celandine, Chelidonium majus).

Old Polish ostropest (milk thistle) is a borrowing from Old Czech ostropezd (cotton thistle), while Slovene ostropes, ostropec (milk thistle) is probably from Slovak ostropes, ostropestrec.

The original compound is uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rəstɐˈropʂə]

Noun

расторо́пша • (rastorópšaf inan (genitive расторо́пши, nominative plural расторо́пши, genitive plural расторо́пш)

  1. milk thistle (Silybum-genus plants)

Declension

See also