"Rossianin": QUERY

[Charles Gribble]

At 03:39 PM 8/28/02 -0400, John Pendergast wrote:
>For what it's worth...
>
>"Rossiyanin" and "rossiyanka" appear in the Soviet-era Ozhegov dictionary of
>1987 published by "Russkij Yazyk" and in the 1983 4-volume Dictionary of the
>Russian Language edited by A. P. Evgen'ev, strongly suggesting that the term
>was not coined in the 90's.  Both dictionaries indicate that the word is
>(was) antiquated and high-style.  Nonetheless, it is also true that your
>average Russian finds the word stilted and amusing.
>
>John Pendergast

@For that matter, both are in the Ushakov dictionary (published 1934-40),
and it gives usage quotations from Feofan Prokopovich and Pushkin, so the
terms are hardly new.


Charles E. Gribble
Professor of Slavic Languages
The Ohio State University, Columbus
1841 Millikin Rd., #232
Columbus OH 43210
e-mail: gribble.3 at osu.edu

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription
  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
                  http://home.attbi.com/~lists/seelangs/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------