пристав

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Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

при́став (prístavm anim (genitive при́става, nominative plural при́ставы or пристава́*, genitive plural при́ставов or приставо́в*) (* dated, less common)

  1. bailiff (officer of the court)
    суде́бный при́ставsudébnyj prístavbailiff
  2. (historical) the local police chief or constable in pre-Revolutionary Russia
  3. (historical) bailiff, in Moscow in historical times
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

приста́в (pristávm inan (genitive приста́ва, nominative plural приста́вы, genitive plural приста́вов)

  1. (anatomy) in animals, the shape of the connection between the head or neck and the breast
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Participle

приста́в (pristáv)

  1. short past adverbial perfective participle of приста́ть (pristátʹ)