размах

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Russian

Etymology

Deverbal from размахну́ть (razmaxnútʹ, to spread, to open wide).

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Noun

разма́х (razmáxm inan (genitive разма́ха, nominative plural разма́хи, genitive plural разма́хов)

  1. swing
  2. sweep (a revolving motion)
    с разма́хуs razmáxuwith a windup
    со всего́ разма́хуso vsevó razmáxuwith all one's might
    уда́рить со всего́ разма́хуudáritʹ so vsevó razmáxuto strike with all one's might
  3. wingspan
  4. scope, range, sweep, scale (of activity)
    челове́к широ́кого разма́хаčelovék širókovo razmáxaa man of wide range
    приобрета́ть всё бо́льший разма́хpriobretátʹ vsjo bólʹšij razmáxto continually gain in scope (literally, “to gain still greater scope”)
    широ́кий разма́х строи́тельстваširókij razmáx stroítelʹstvawide scope of construction
    с разма́хомs razmáxomwith vim and vigor

Declension