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Old Novgorodian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȍlkъtь.
Noun
локоть (lokotĭ) m
- cubit
References
- “локото, локти (letter no. 130)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
- Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) “локоть”, in Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 755
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȍlkъtь.
Pronunciation
Noun
ло́коть • (lókotʹ) m inan (genitive ло́ктя, nominative plural ло́кти, genitive plural локте́й, relational adjective локтево́й, diminutive локото́к)
- (anatomy) elbow
- cubit, ell
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