спелый

Russian

Etymology

спеть (spetʹ, to ripen) + -лый (-lyj)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈspʲelɨj]

Adjective

спе́лый (spélyj) (comparative (по)спеле́е or (по)спеле́й)

  1. ripe
    • The Quran, 19:25
      потряси́ на себя́ ствол па́льмы, и попада́ют на тебя́ све́жие, спе́лые фи́ники
      potrjasí na sebjá stvol pálʹmy, i popadájut na tebjá svéžije, spélyje fíniki
      shake towards you the palm-tree's trunk and fresh, ripe dates will fall upon you

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Derived terms

  • спе́лость f (spélostʹ)

References

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