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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okovъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
око́вы • (okóvy) f inan pl (genitive око́в, plural only)
- shackles, manacles, gyves, fetters, irons (paired wrist or ankle restraints)
1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 5:4:потому что многократно был он скован оковами и цепями, но разрывал цепи и разбивал оковы, и никто не в силах был укротить его…- potomu što mnogokratno byl on skovan okovami i cepjami, no razryval cepi i razbival okovy, i nikto ne v silax byl ukrotitʹ jevo…
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- (figuratively) bondage
Declension
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plural
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| nominative
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око́вы
okóvy
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| genitive
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око́в
okóv
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| dative
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око́вам
okóvam
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| accusative
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око́вы
okóvy
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| instrumental
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око́вами
okóvami
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| prepositional
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око́вах
okóvax
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