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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poltьno, from Proto-Indo-European *polto- (“cloth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel-. Doublet of платно́ (platnó), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation
Noun
полотно́ • (polotnó) n inan (genitive полотна́, nominative plural поло́тна, genitive plural поло́тен, relational adjective полотня́ный)
- linen
- cloth, bunting
- canvas
- roadbed (of a railroad); embankment
- saw web, saw blade
- panel
- picture, painting
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Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “полотно”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress