дюйм

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch duim, cognate with English thumb. Doublet of домкра́т (domkrát).

Pronunciation

Noun

дюйм (djujmm inan (genitive дю́йма, nominative plural дю́ймы, genitive plural дю́ймов, relational adjective дюймо́вый)

  1. inch

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Descendants

  • Armenian: դյույմ (dyuym)
  • Ingrian: djuima
  • Yakut: сүөм (süöm)

See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дюйм”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “дюйм”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 279
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “дюйм”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 228