іржышча

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

An obsolete Belarusian descendant of Old Ruthenian рожь (rožʹ, rye) +‎ -ішча (-išča), with the former ultimately deriving from Proto-Slavic *rъžь. Compare Polish rżysko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jirˈʐɨʂt͡ʂa]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

іржы́шча • (iržýščan inan (genitive іржы́шча, nominative plural іржы́шчы, genitive plural іржы́шч or іржы́шчаў)

  1. stubble (short stalks left in a field after harvest)
    Synonyms: іржэ́ўнік (iržéŭnik), аржа́нішча (aržánišča)
  2. field with stubble
    Synonyms: іржэ́ўнік (iržéŭnik), аржа́нішча (aržánišča)

Declension

References

  • іржышча”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • іржышча” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org