# ручей
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ručьjь. Morphologically equivalent to руча́ (ručá, “to drone, to rattle”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrut͡ʃɛj]

### Noun

ру́чей • (rúčej) m (diminutive ру́чейче)
* brook, creek, beck (small, relatively fast river or stream)
    Synonym: (dialectal) блюка́ло (bljukálo)
* (by extension) stream, flux
    Synonyms: пото́к (potók), (dialectal) стру́га (strúga)

#### Derived terms

* ручейни́к (ručejník, “caddisfly”)

#### Related terms

* ру́квам impf (rúkvam), ру́кна pf (rúkna, “to erupt, to gush; to shout, to cry out”)
* руча́ло (ručálo), ручи́ло (ručílo, “chanter, pipe”)

### References

* “ручей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “ручей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ручей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 356

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ručьjь. Akin to Ukrainian руча́й (ručáj), Czech ručej, Polish ruczaj.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rʊˈt͡ɕej]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

руче́й • (ručéj) m inan (genitive ручья́, nominative plural ручьи́, genitive plural ручьёв, relational adjective руче́йный or ручьево́й or ручьёвый, diminutive ручеёк)
* brook, stream, creek

#### Derived terms

* руче́йник m anim (ručéjnik)
* руче́йный (ručéjnyj)
* ручьево́й (ručʹjevój)
* ручьи́стый (ručʹístyj)

##### Phrases

* в три ручья́ (v tri ručʹjá)
** лить слёзы в три ручья́ impf (litʹ sljózy v tri ručʹjá)
** рыда́ть в три ручья́ impf (rydátʹ v tri ručʹjá), зарыда́ть в три ручья́ pf (zarydátʹ v tri ručʹjá)

#### Related terms

* рык m (ryk)
* рыча́ть impf (ryčátʹ)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ручей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “ручей”, 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 129
* Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “ручей”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
* Krylov, G. A. (2004) “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
* Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 363
* Semjonov, A. V. (2003) “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (Русский язык от А до Я) (in Russian), Moscow: Junves, →ISBN
* Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 292

### Further reading

* ручей in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru