Questions tagged [орфография]
The correct way of spelling a word according to the standard in a given language.
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Are there words that can be spelled with both т and ф?
Some words of Greek descent use ф as corresponding to the Greek θ, while some use т. The former I think tend to be loaned earlier. However, in "Brothers Karamazov" I have found Mitya using the word "...
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Is there a word that starts with "ы"?
I remember from my school years that there is no such thing as a word that starts with 'ы'. Is this true? If so, is there something fundamental that prevents this from happening? If no, can anybody ...
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Is 'ё' a distinct letter, or is it just 'е' with a diaeresis?
Some sources say that there are 32 letters in the alphabet, while others say there are 33. The discrepancy seems to be a result of including/excluding ё. They also mention (whether or not they include ...
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What kind of Russian orthography is this?
This is a screenshot from Tchaikovsky's Harmony textbook:
(from page 5 of an 1897 edition — link to PDF)
And here is a transcription:
Ученіе объ интерваллахъ.
Хотя предполагается, что приступающій ...
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Why did "он" suddenly become so much more common?
In the case of English, "she" was used much less than "he", and it still hasn't caught up. In Russian, it looks as if the translation of "he" almost didn't exist, until around 1915. What happened?
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Why is the Turkish president's surname spelt in Russian as Эрдоган, with г?
I recently got puzzled as to why the Russian journalists spell the surname of the current Turkish president as Эрдоган, with г. We spell his surname as エルドアン, which does not include any sound similar ...
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Why do Russians sometimes spell "жирный" (fatty) as "жырный"?
I noticed that Russians sometimes incorrectly spell жирный as жырный, even despite that the rule "spell жи and ши with и" is one of the most basic Russian orthography rules. I also see that ...
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“Она врач” or “она врачь”?
So my question is whether I should use a soft sign at the end of врач when I am referring to a woman doctor? It seems like in this case врач becomes feminine and the same rule as for ночь has to be ...
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Has заец really become an acceptable spelling?
This is a follow up to the question Has кофе become neutral?
I have read somewhere on the web that it is now acceptable to write заец instead of заяц. Not that I am going to do that, just like I am ...
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What distinguishes the "hushers" (ч, ш, щ, ж) linguistically from other consonants?
I've seen the word "hushers" used to describe the Russian consonants ч, ш, щ, ж (especially in the context of spelling rules). Is this an accepted linguistic concept or is it just a convenient name ...
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Is it true that the spelling reform changed the meaning of 'War and Peace'?
I've seen copies of War and Peace with the old orthography.
Does the old form carry a different connotation or meaning than the new?
Is there a nuance in pronunciation that indicates awareness of ...
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What function does the soft sign ь have in a word like учишься?
I was taught that certain consonants such as ш are always 'hard'. What function does the soft sign ь have when placed after these 'always hard' consonants? For example, in words such as учишься? Does ...
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Why is Max Verstappen's last name transliterated with a Ф ('F') instead of a В ('V')?
Russian news articles about Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen, for example this recent one, always seem to transliterate his last name as Ферстаппен instead of (what I would expect) Верстаппен. What is ...
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Question about spelling "чьё/чья/чьи"
As far as I understand, "ч" is always soft. The letter "ь" usually denotes that the preceding letter is soft.
These two facts together seem to imply that the combination "чь" (just like "щь") would/...
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How is the choice made by Nicholas II between "также" and "так же" in his Language Manifesto of 1900 correct?
In his Language Manifesto of 1900, Nicholas II of Russia wrote:
Вмѣстѣ съ тѣмъ приняты во вниманіе потребности частныхъ лицъ, коимъ и впредь обезпечена возможность обращаться въ правительственныя ...
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со днём vs. с днём
I'm aware that о is added to some prepositions for historical reasons in some combinations (со дня, ко мне, во сне, etc.). A student recently asked why we usually say с днём рождения instead of со ...
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Проверочное слово к слову «окрестность»
В слове окрестность есть непроизносимая согласная т.
Какое будет проверочное слово?
Если верить Викисловарю, корень здесь окрест-. Каким словом показать, что в корне есть т, чтобы она произносилась?
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Writing "o" or "a"
Please tell me if there are any rules for writing "o" or "a" in a Russian word. Meaning, if a pronounced word has many "a" how do you know if any of them and which one of them is written as "o"(...
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Слово "Бог": с прописной или со строчной
В классике русской литературы разных изданий встречается написание слова "бог" в сходном контексте как с прописной, так и со строчной буквы. Например,
Во главе тамошнего местного ...
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Запятая в обороте "братан верный как пёс"
Перед союзом "как" запятая не ставится, если оборот входит в состав фразеологизма.
"Верный как пёс" по всей видимости является фразеологизмом.
Тогда во фразе "У меня есть ...
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Why is there no з- prefix in Russian?
All the other prefixes ending in с I can think of off the top of my head have a counterpart ending with з.
бес-/без-
ис-/из-
вос-/воз-
The version with с is used before voiceless consonants, and the ...
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What is the history behind the word биткоин, why does it have И before Н?
People generally write it with И, not Й.
Example: "Почему один биткоин так дорого стоит?"
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Furthermore, I decided to consult an orthographic (spelling) dictionary, and it confirmed ...
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What is the use of the soft sign in front of (soft-indicating) vowels, in words like "компьютеры" and "пьёт"?
I was told that the soft sign makes the preceding consonant soft. I understand why it used at the end of words (царь, гулять, здесь) or before consonants (огоньки, письмо). But why is the soft sign ...
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в чдачах и в нечдачах
А есть на этойм плакате несколько слов, незнакомые мне, и которых не найдётся б в словарях.
Суть
в чдачах и в нечдачах
(разве это просто опечатка? имелось слово "удачах" ввиду?)
чничтожим
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Questions about the Russian old children's song "Каравай"
I hope someone would kindly answer the following questions.
In this song, there are the words "нижины (=низины)" and "ужины (=узины)" that are not found in ordinary dictionaries. Why is -жи- used ...
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Why was it decided in 1956 to abolish the spelling чорт (devil) in favor of чёрт?
I read in Wiktionary:
чорт
This spelling of the word was officially abolished in 1956 in favor of чёрт and is no longer in use. Both variants are pronounced identically.
(Source)
I see in Ngram ...
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What are the origins of the чу/щу rule?
Whenever I see a quotation from the medieval chronicles (or even later sources like the time of Tsar Alexey), ч is followed by ю every single time. When and how did the rule change?
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Why "вести" but "веду"
Let's compare three verbs and their first person singular forms:
нести - несу
везти - везу
вести - веду
Is there a particular reason why, in вести, the с turned into д ? Is there any intuitive ...
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Знак ударения (в раскладке и не только) [closed]
В современнном русском знак ударения поджидает примерно такая же судьба, что и букву ё. Тем не менее хотелось бы уточнить: предусмотрен ли это знак в русской раскладке клавиатуры?
Если да, то каким ...
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Representing long vowels in Russian Cyrillic
In Russian, there's no such thing as distinguishing between long and short vowels.
My question is — nevertheless, are there any orthographic rules for representing long vowels in Russian? Do double ...
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Should "йе" after vowel be pronounced [jje]?
я, ю, е letters are pairs for а, у, э, and, мае should be read maje, and майе should be read majje, like it happens with мая and майя - maja and majja.
Right?
I, personally, think that э is a ...
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"чё?" or "чо?" - which is the correct spelling?
Suppose I want to write a book, where one of the characters is a simpleton without a proper education. This character needs to say "чё?" ("чо?") instead of "что?", e.g.:
— Твоя сестра умеет ...
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How do you say and spell “Тоска”
I am very curious about the Russian word “Toska.” The word that is difficult to translate in English and means loosely: melancholy, longing, boredom, spiritual anguish. How is this word written and ...
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"Нечищеный" или "нечищенный"
Согласно информации о правописании бесприставочных прилагательных и причастий с -н- и -нн-, которую я нашел в Интернете, прилагательные должны писаться с -н-, а причастия - с -нн-. Например,
чищеный ...
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Are there any common words with the syllable "кы"?
Some time ago a Russian academic visitor told me that there are no "normal" Russian words with the syllable кы. He said that the only words with the syllable кы are proper names given by non-Russian ...
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Южно-Африканская Республика vs. Центральноевропейское время
Could anybody explain to me why Южно-Африканская Республика is written with a hyphen? I thought a hyphen was a sort of replacement for и, meaning that the two parts of the word are of equal relation ...
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Дефис: «процедурно сгенерированный» или «процедурно-сгенерированный»?
Нужен ли дефис во фразе «процедурно(-)сгенерированный» (от термина «процедурная генерация»)? Если что, это перевод английского "procedurally generated".
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"Свежеструганые доски" or "свежеструганные доски"?
Театральные подмостки
Для таких, как мы, бродяг,
Свежеструга(н, нн)ые доски,
Занавески на гвоздях.
This portion of 1991 Russian song («Бродячие артисты») made me think of Н-НН orthography of Russian ...
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Why is "ф" used almost exclusively in loan words?
It is a common bit of trivia that the letter Ф is an extremely reliable indicator that you are looking at a loan word. Wikipedia tries its best at mentioning a couple of words of Slavic origin, but ...
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How do you choose between "о" and "ё" after sibilants for neologisms?
Let us imagine a poor student who considers that a voltage measuring device is called напряжометр (stressed О). Of course it's wrong; the correct word is вольтметр (voltmeter).
My question is: how do ...
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Какой вопрос задавать к слову получится?
Какой вопрос задавать к слову "получится" в предложении "Получится ли?" для проверки "-тся/-ться"?
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21-миллионый, 21-тысячный, 101-тысячный словами?
Как будет правильно написать 21-миллионный, 21-тысячный и 101-тысячный словами?
Слова должны быть "двадцатиодн?миллионный", "двадцатиодн?тысячный" и "стоодн?...
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Is there a universally accepted set of Russian grammar rules?
Let's suppose that I am having an argument with someone about how to properly write a Russian word (e.g., прожжёный мошенник vs. прожжённый мошенник) or whether a comma should be put in a certain ...
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Как писать прилагательное, образованное от имени собственного?
Рельсы — имя собственное, образованное от название технологии Ruby on Rails.
Я учу Рельсы. Рельсы пишем с прописной (большой) буквы.
А как писать: «Я люблю рельсовую реализацию моделей»?
С одной ...
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Tире или дефис в "сервис - конкурент"?
В фразе "Cмогли бы создать сервис-конкурент?", где сервис-конкурент означает "сервис, который является (являлся бы) конкурентом - нужно ли тут писать тире или дефис?
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Понимание чего-то(,) как чего-то
Нужна ли запятая в данном обороте перед "как"? Под какое правило можно подвести этот случай?
Контекст:
Я давно подхватил выражение: бодрят победы, а война быстро утомляет. Безусловно, ...
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Declension of cвитер [duplicate]
While studying I encountered this word 'cвитер' and then I wondered why there were two forms of the plural for all the declensions.
Does anyone know if this is from the old or the new orthography, ...
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Old orthography всѣ, все, всё and издалека vs издалёка
It's redundant to write the two dots above the е in the word все in old orthography (because when it isnt a ё sound, ѣ is written), so why do some old russian bibles do it still? Some places they ...
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Exact rules governing consonant changes as seen in the first person singular in verb conjugations
Apparently, in verbs ending in -ить (but maybe others are also concerned), the last letter of the stem for the first person singular changes according to the following pattern:
д becomes ж as in ...
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