пистолет

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пистолет

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistolet. Morphologically equivalent to the diminutive of obsolete писто́л (pistól) +‎ -ет (-et).

Pronunciation

Noun

пистоле́т (pistolétm (relational adjective пистоле́тен)

  1. pistol, handgun
  2. spraying pistol, sprayer

Declension

References

  • пистолет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • пистолет”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistolet. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (whistle), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (to squeak, whistle), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. Compare пища́ль (piščálʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

пистоле́т (pistolétm inan (genitive пистоле́та, nominative plural пистоле́ты, genitive plural пистоле́тов, relational adjective пистоле́тный, diminutive пистоле́тик)

  1. pistol, handgun
  2. spraying pistol, sprayer

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Georgian: პისტოლეტი (ṗisṭoleṭi)

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