ящик

See also: ашик

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic аскъ (askŭ) or ꙗскъ (jaskŭ), from Old Norse askr (wooden vessel) or eski (ashen box). See *askaz for cognates

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjæɕːɪk]
  • (file)

Noun

я́щик (jáščik) m inan (genitive я́щика, nominative plural я́щики, genitive plural я́щиков)

  1. box, case, chest
  2. drawer (in a table)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) idiot box, boob tube (TV set)

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), ящик”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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