рулетка

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian руле́тка (rulétka), itself from French roulette. Equivalent to рули́рам (rulíram) +‎ -етка (-etka).

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  • Hyphenation(key): ру‧лет‧ка

Noun

руле́тка (rulétkaf

  1. retractable tape measure
  2. roulette (game of chance)

Declension

References

  • рулетка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • рулетка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Рулетка

Etymology

руле́т (rulét) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

Noun

руле́тка (rulétkaf inan (genitive руле́тки, nominative plural руле́тки, genitive plural руле́ток)

  1. tape measure (retractable, e.g. for carpentry)
  2. roulette (game of chance)

Declension