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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos). Doublet of плита́ (plitá). Compare French plinthe.
Pronunciation
Noun
пли́нтус • (plíntus) m inan (genitive пли́нтуса, nominative plural пли́нтусы or плинтуса́, genitive plural пли́нтусов or плинтусо́в)
- skirting board, baseboard (panel between floor and interior wall)
- (colloquial) ни́же пли́нтуса ― níže plíntusa ― very low (literally, “below the baseboard”)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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пли́нтус
plíntus
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пли́нтусы, плинтуса́△
plíntusy, plintusá△
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| genitive
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пли́нтуса
plíntusa
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пли́нтусов, плинтусо́в
plíntusov, plintusóv
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| dative
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пли́нтусу
plíntusu
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пли́нтусам, плинтуса́м
plíntusam, plintusám
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| accusative
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пли́нтус
plíntus
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пли́нтусы, плинтуса́△
plíntusy, plintusá△
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| instrumental
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пли́нтусом
plíntusom
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пли́нтусами, плинтуса́ми
plíntusami, plintusámi
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| prepositional
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пли́нтусе
plíntuse
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пли́нтусах, плинтуса́х
plíntusax, plintusáx
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Descendants