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Russian
Etymology
винтов(ой) (vintov(oj), “screw; spiral”) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
Noun
винто́вка • (vintóvka) f inan (genitive винто́вки, nominative plural винто́вки, genitive plural винто́вок)
- rifle
- Synonym: ружьё (ružʹjó)
1925, Михаил Булгаков [Mikhail Bulgakov], “Глава 8. История в совхозе”, in Роковые яйца; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., The Fateful Eggs, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:Сошли́сь все в оранжере́е: и Ма́ня, и Ду́ня, и сто́рож, и охрани́тель, оста́вивший винто́вку у двери́.- Sošlísʹ vse v oranžeréje: i Mánja, i Dúnja, i stórož, i oxranítelʹ, ostávivšij vintóvku u dverí.
- Everyone gathered in the conservatory, Manya, Dunya, the watchman and the guard, who left his rifle by the door.
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