колокольчик

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Russian

колокольчик

Etymology

ко́локол (kólokol) +‎ -чик (-čik)

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Noun

колоко́льчик (kolokólʹčikm inan (genitive колоко́льчика, nominative plural колоко́льчики, genitive plural колоко́льчиков)

  1. bell, handbell
    • 1790, Александр Радищев, “Выезд”, in Путешествие из Петербурга в Москву; English translation from Leo Wiener, transl., A Journey From St. Petersburg to Moscow, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958:
      Звон почтового колокольчика, наскучив моим ушам, призвал наконец благодетельного Морфея.
      Zvon počtovovo kolokolʹčika, naskučiv moim ušam, prizval nakonec blagodetelʹnovo Morfeja.
      The ringing of the post bell, after tiring my ears, at last summoned kindly Morpheus.
  2. bluebell, bellflower, campanula
  3. (in the plural) glockenspiel

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