колесо
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See also: колєсо
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic колеса (kolesa), plural of коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo (oblique: *koles-), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlom (“circle”), *kʷékʷlos (“circle”) whence English wheel and cycle.
Pronunciation
Noun
колесо́ • (kolesó) n inan (genitive колеса́, nominative plural колёса, genitive plural колёс, relational adjective колёсный, diminutive колёсико or колесцо́)
Declension
Declension of колесо́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d)
Pre-reform declension of колесо́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d)
Derived terms
- колёса n pl (koljósa)
- на колёсах (na koljósax)
- колеси́ть impf (kolesítʹ)
- коле́сник m anim (kolésnik)
- колесни́ца f (kolesníca)
- колесова́ть impf or pf (kolesovátʹ)
- колесцо́вый (kolescóvyj)
- околе́сица f (okolésica)
Compounds:
- грудь колесо́м (grudʹ kolesóm)
- колесо́ обозре́ния n (kolesó obozrénija)
- колесо́ санса́ры n (kolesó sansáry)
- пя́тое колесо́ n (pjátoje kolesó)
Related terms
- Borrowed
Related via Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-:
Descendants
See also
- колея́ f (kolejá)
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “колесо”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic колєсѣ (kolesě), the dual number of коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlom (“circle”), *kʷékʷlos (“circle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́лесо • (kóleso) n inan (genitive ко́леса, nominative plural коле́са, genitive plural колі́с, relational adjective колі́сний)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ко́лесо kóleso |
коле́са kolésa |
| genitive | ко́леса kólesa |
колі́с kolís |
| dative | ко́лесу kólesu |
коле́сам kolésam |
| accusative | ко́лесо kóleso |
коле́са kolésa |
| instrumental | ко́лесом kólesom |
коле́сами, колі́сьми kolésamy, kolísʹmy |
| locative | ко́лесу, ко́лесі kólesu, kólesi |
коле́сах kolésax |
| vocative | ко́лесо kóleso |
коле́са kolésa |
Derived terms
- двоколі́сний (dvokolísnyj)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “колесо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “колесо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN