рожа

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈroʐə]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *roďa, related to *rodъ. Compare Old East Slavic рожаи (rožai, appearance, face).

Noun

ро́жа (róža) f inan (genitive ро́жи, nominative plural ро́жи, genitive plural рож)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) face, mug, ugly mug, puss
    Synonyms: (neutral) лицо́ (licó); мо́рда (mórda), ха́ря (xárja), физионо́мия (fizionómija), па́чка (páčka), ры́ло (rýlo), мурло (murlo)
    ско́рчить рожуskórčitʹ rožumake a face
    У него́, что жо́па, что ро́жа, одно́ и то́ жеU nevó, što žópa, što róža, odnó i tó žeYou can’t tell his ass from his face.
Declension
Descendants
  • Armenian: ռոժ (ṙož)

References

Etymology 2

A pan-European formation in medical symptomatology after the appearance of the rose-blossom, compare the translations of erysipelas.

Noun

ро́жа (róža) f inan (genitive ро́жи, nominative plural ро́жи, genitive plural рож)

  1. erysipelas
Declension
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