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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pleťe.
Pronunciation
Noun
плечо́ • (plečó) n inan (genitive плеча́, nominative plural пле́чи* or плеча́**, genitive plural плеч or плече́й**, relational adjective плечево́й, diminutive пле́чико) (* пле́чи is an old nominative dual form for neuter nouns; ** archaic.)
- shoulder
- У меня́ боли́т плечо́. ― U menjá bolít plečó. ― My shoulder hurts.
- со всего́ плеча́ ― so vsevó plečá ― with all one’s might
- на плечо́! ― na plečó! ― shoulder arms!
- У меня́ гора́ с пле́ч свали́лась. ― U menjá gorá s pléč svalílasʹ. ― A load has been taken off my mind.
- (anatomy) upper arm, brachium, humerus
- back
Declension
△ Irregular.
* Пле́чи is an old nominative dual form for neuter nouns.
** Archaic.
△ Irregular.
* Пле́чи is an old nominative dual form for neuter nouns.
** Archaic.
Synonyms
- ра́мя (rámja) (archaic, high register, or poetic)
Derived terms
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See also
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “плечо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “плечо”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 41
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “плечо”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
- Krylov, G. A. (2004) “плечо”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
- Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “плечо”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 306
- (For плеко, плёко see):
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “плечо”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “предплечье”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Semjonov, A. V. (2003) “плечо”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (Русский язык от А до Я) (in Russian), Moscow: Junves, →ISBN
- Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “плечо”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 138
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