утиль
Russian
Etymology
Attested 1920s; probably a back-formation from утѝльсырьё (utìlʹsyrʹjó), abbreviated from утилизи́рованное сырьё (utilizírovannoje syrʹjó) and утилиза́ция сырья́ (utilizácija syrʹjá), with the form influenced by French utile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊˈtʲilʲ]
Noun
ути́ль • (utílʹ) m inan (genitive ути́ля, nominative plural ути́ли, genitive plural ути́лей, relational adjective ути́льный)
- (collective) scrap, recycling (discarded objects which can be recycled)
- Synonym: утильсырьё (utilʹsyrʹjó)
- (collective, colloquial, by extension) scrap, junk (old, unwanted things in general)
- (colloquial) scrap processor, recycling plant, recycling facility
Declension
Declension of ути́ль (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ути́ль utílʹ |
ути́ли utíli |
| genitive | ути́ля utílja |
ути́лей utílej |
| dative | ути́лю utílju |
ути́лям utíljam |
| accusative | ути́ль utílʹ |
ути́ли utíli |
| instrumental | ути́лем utílem |
ути́лями utíljami |
| prepositional | ути́ле utíle |
ути́лях utíljax |
Related terms
- утѝльсырьё (utìlʹsyrʹjó)
- ути́льщик (utílʹščik)
- утилизи́ровать (utilizírovatʹ)
- утилиза́ция (utilizácija)
References
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “утиль”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 294