Questions tagged [диалект]
Questions on Russian dialects and regional-specific usage
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Which Russian dialect does “орнуть” belong to?
I often play gomokunarabe on an international server, where I sometimes face Russian opponents, and there appeared a very strong mysterious Russian-speaking player about a year ago. Many players want ...
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Русский язык в Калининградской области (отличия)
Он чем-нибудь отличается от стандартного русского языка?
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Is “склизкий” still alive and doing well?
When I was a child in a Russian school, склизкий was sort of the textbook example of a dialectal variation. We always found it very peculiar.
Dal gives this:
СКОЛЬЗИТЬ, скользнуть, скалзывать; или ...
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What is the etymology of “блондиться”?
There is a word which is used in Yaroslavl, "блондиться", here's a quote:
Блондиться – значит где-то долго находиться, отсутствовать. Но
оказывается, это слово чисто ярославское. Ни в каких ...
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What does всевеликий mean?
I have encountered "всевеликое войско донское", but what exactly does it mean in Russian? Perhaps it is dialectal? Can it be seen in other context?
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“Город, смород” vs. “град, смрад” — is there any rhyme and reason behind all the metatheses of Modern Russian vs. Old Church Slavonic?
I am sure you've come across these word pairings before:
город — град
смород — смрад
скользкий — склизкий
ворота — врата
ворон — враний
ворог — враг
холод — хлад (cf. хладнокровный)
and so on and so ...
