Russian

Alternative forms

• ирга ‎(irga)

Noun

и́рха • ‎(írxa) f inan ‎(genitive и́рхи, nominative plural и́рхи, genitive plural ирх)

1. (dialectal) tanned sheepskin or goatskin

Declension

Derived terms

• иршить ‎(iršitʹ)
• иршеный ‎(iršenyj)
• ирховый ‎(irxovyj)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “ирха”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Sorokin Ju. S., editor (1984–), “ирха”, in Slovarʹ russkovo jazyka XVIII veka [Dictionary of 18th Century Russian] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Nauka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *irxa via Russian и́рха ‎(írxa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǐrxa/
• Hyphenation: ир‧ха

Noun

ѝрха f ‎(Latin spelling ìrha)

1. the skin of a sheep with the fleece removed