Polovtsyn.

Brit.

/pə(ʊ)ˈlɒvtsi/,

/ˈpɒləvtsi/, U.S.

/poʊˈlɑvtsi/

Forms: 1700s Polovicii (plural), 1700s Polowtzi, 1700s–1800s Polovtzi, 1800s Polowce, 1800s– Polovtsi, 1800s– Polovtsy, 1800s– Polovtzy, 1900s– Polovci, 1900s– Polovcy, 1900s– Polovtses (irreg.).

Origin: A borrowing from Russian. Etymons: Russian polovcy, polovtsy.

Etymology: < Russian polovcy (also transliterated polovtsy; 11th cent. as polovci in Old Russian), plural of polovec , perhaps < polovyj yellowish-white, pale ( < the same Indo-European base as fallow adj.¹) + -ec, suffix forming nouns.The plural form Polovicii in quot. 1735 apparently ultimately reflects a Latin plural form.

With plural agreement. A nomadic Turkic people who inhabited the central Eurasian steppe between the 11th and 13th centuries.

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Polovtsy1735

Kumyk1788

Polovtsians1798

Tekke1825

Karakalpak1832

Yomud1834

Yuruk1869

Kashgai1885

Saryk1885

Taranchi1885

1735 tr. I. de Beausobre St. Jatzko 14 This valiant and fierce people..drove thence [sc. from the Crimea] the people called Polovicii [Fr. des Peuples, qui sont appelez Polovicii].

1760 J. Almon New Mil. Dict. at Asoph In this century this town, being in the possession of the Polowtsi, was destroyed.

1792 J. Smirnove tr. S. Pleschééf Surv. Russ. Empire i. vii. 62 The Ossetintzi, or Ossi,..or Polovtzi, are divided into different settlements subject to Russia, Georgia, and Circassia.

1803 H. Card Hist. Revol. Russia 64 The Polovtsi took the imprudent resolution of observing a strict neutrality.

1860 A. Gurowski Slavery in History 234 Other invasions of Asiatic Tartars, as Huns, Avars,..Polovtzy, Ugri, Turks and Tartars proper.

1885 H. Card Hist. Revol. Russia XIX. 410/2 As early as 988 the Russians erected several towns on the Sula and Trubezh for their protection against the Petchenegs and Polovtsy, who held the south-eastern steppes.

1957 Amer. Slavic & East European Rev. 16 226 What do the three hours of darkness of Christ's crucifixion have to do with the darkness which fell on the third day of Igor's battle with the Polovcy?

1973 R. C. Howes Tale of Campaign of Igor 2 The Polovetsians (called Polovtsy, Cumans, or Kipchak Turks) had been moving into the steppes north of the Black Sea since the 1050s.

2000 Ukrainian Weekly (Nexis) 1 Oct. 12 The subject of the epic-poem is the unsuccessful campaign..against the marauding Polovtsi.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polovtsy
释义	Polovtsyn. Brit. /pə(ʊ)ˈlɒvtsi/, /ˈpɒləvtsi/, U.S. /poʊˈlɑvtsi/ Forms: 1700s Polovicii (plural), 1700s Polowtzi, 1700s–1800s Polovtzi, 1800s Polowce, 1800s– Polovtsi, 1800s– Polovtsy, 1800s– Polovtzy, 1900s– Polovci, 1900s– Polovcy, 1900s– Polovtses (irreg.). Origin: A borrowing from Russian. Etymons: Russian polovcy, polovtsy. Etymology: < Russian polovcy (also transliterated polovtsy; 11th cent. as polovci in Old Russian), plural of polovec , perhaps < polovyj yellowish-white, pale ( < the same Indo-European base as fallow adj.¹) + -ec, suffix forming nouns.The plural form Polovicii in quot. 1735 apparently ultimately reflects a Latin plural form. With plural agreement. A nomadic Turkic people who inhabited the central Eurasian steppe between the 11th and 13th centuries. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Turk > [noun] > Turkic (speaking) peoples Polovtsy1735 Kumyk1788 Polovtsians1798 Tekke1825 Karakalpak1832 Yomud1834 Yuruk1869 Kashgai1885 Saryk1885 Taranchi1885 1735 tr. I. de Beausobre St. Jatzko 14 This valiant and fierce people..drove thence [sc. from the Crimea] the people called Polovicii [Fr. des Peuples, qui sont appelez Polovicii]. 1760 J. Almon New Mil. Dict. at Asoph In this century this town, being in the possession of the Polowtsi, was destroyed. 1792 J. Smirnove tr. S. Pleschééf Surv. Russ. Empire i. vii. 62 The Ossetintzi, or Ossi,..or Polovtzi, are divided into different settlements subject to Russia, Georgia, and Circassia. 1803 H. Card Hist. Revol. Russia 64 The Polovtsi took the imprudent resolution of observing a strict neutrality. 1860 A. Gurowski Slavery in History 234 Other invasions of Asiatic Tartars, as Huns, Avars,..Polovtzy, Ugri, Turks and Tartars proper. 1885 H. Card Hist. Revol. Russia XIX. 410/2 As early as 988 the Russians erected several towns on the Sula and Trubezh for their protection against the Petchenegs and Polovtsy, who held the south-eastern steppes. 1957 Amer. Slavic & East European Rev. 16 226 What do the three hours of darkness of Christ's crucifixion have to do with the darkness which fell on the third day of Igor's battle with the Polovcy? 1973 R. C. Howes Tale of Campaign of Igor 2 The Polovetsians (called Polovtsy, Cumans, or Kipchak Turks) had been moving into the steppes north of the Black Sea since the 1050s. 2000 Ukrainian Weekly (Nexis) 1 Oct. 12 The subject of the epic-poem is the unsuccessful campaign..against the marauding Polovtsi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1735
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