отребье

Russian

Etymology

Associated with тереби́ть (terebítʹ). The presence of /ре/ instead of /ере/ is associated with the late loss of the pre-stressed vowel, or is associated with Old Novgorod or Old Pskov liquid metathesis[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɐˈtrʲeb⁽ʲ⁾je]

Noun

отре́бье • (otrébʹje) n inan (genitive отре́бья, nominative plural отре́бья, genitive plural отре́бьев)

  1. (also plural, dated) scum, worthless remnants, waste, rabble, refuse
  2. (also plural, derogatory) the dregs of society, morally debased or criminal elements

Declension
Declension of отре́бье (inan neut-form vowel-stem accent-a irreg) 
singular plural
nominative отре́бье
otrébʹje		 отре́бья
otrébʹja
genitive отре́бья
otrébʹja		 отре́бьев△
otrébʹjev△
dative отре́бью
otrébʹju		 отре́бьям
otrébʹjam
accusative отре́бье
otrébʹje		 отре́бья
otrébʹja
instrumental отре́бьем
otrébʹjem		 отре́бьями
otrébʹjami
prepositional отре́бье
otrébʹje		 отре́бьях
otrébʹjax

△ Irregular.

References
  1. Andrey Zaliznyak. Drevnenovgorodskij dialekt. Jazyki slavjanskoj kul'tury: Moskva. 2004. page 40-41
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