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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic бьрьвьно (bĭrĭvĭno), from Proto-Slavic *bьrvьno.
Pronunciation
Noun
бревно́ • (brevnó) n inan (genitive бревна́, nominative plural брёвна, genitive plural брёвен, diminutive брёвнышко)
- log, beam (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches)
- (in the plural) lumber
- (gymnastics) beam, balance beam
- (derogatory) a stupid, heartless, emotionless man
- Synonyms: балбе́с (balbés), болва́н (bolván), истука́н (istukán)
- (vulgar, derogatory) dead fish, cold fish (a very passive sexual partner)
Declension
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References
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бревно”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 109