кривошип

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Russian

Etymology

Calque of German Krummzapfen att. since 1820s, from криво́й (krivój) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ шип (šip). Replaced indigenous Russian мотыль (motylʹ)

Pronunciation

Noun

кривоши́п (krivošípm inan (genitive кривоши́па, nominative plural кривоши́пы, genitive plural кривоши́пов, relational adjective кривоши́пный)

  1. crank (an arm attached perpendicularly to a rotating shaft)

Declension