верёвочка

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Russian

Etymology

верёвка (verjóvka) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

Noun

верёвочка (verjóvočkaf inan (genitive верёвочки, nominative plural верёвочки, genitive plural верёвочек)

  1. diminutive of верёвка (verjóvka): (small) rope
    • 1887, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], “Глава четвёртая. Чудеса в решете”, in Каштанка; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Kashtanka, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2020:
      Гусь взял в клюв другу́ю верё́вочку и потяну́л, отчего́ то́тчас же разда́лся оглуши́тельный вы́стрел.
      Gusʹ vzjal v kljuv drugúju verjóvočku i potjanúl, otčevó tótčas že razdálsja oglušítelʹnyj výstrel.
      The goose took the other string in his beak and pulled. A deafening shot rang out.

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