руля

• rula — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

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• IPA^(key):

ру́ля • (rúlja) f inan (genitive ру́лі, nominative plural ру́лі)

1. (firearms) muzzle (the mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from)

   Synonym: ду́ла (dúla)

   • 1932, Kuźma Čorny, Бацькаўшчына, Менск: Беларускае Дзяржаўнае Выдавецтва, page 114:

     Карабінавая руля сачыла за кожным ягоным рухам.

     Karabinavaja rulja sačyla za kóžnym jahónym ruxam.

     The muzzle of a carabine tracked every his movement.

2. (firearms) barrel (a metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged)

   Synonym: ство́л (stvól)

   • 1930, Platon Halavach, Вінаваты, Менск: Беларускае Дзяржаўнае Выдавецтва, page 85:

     Алесь аглядае вінтоўку. Ён адчыніў затвор і праверыў, ці ёсьць у каробцы патроны. Спусьціў паціху курок. Паставіў паміж ног вінтоўку і ласкава пагладзіў рукой яе рулю. Адчуваньне халоднай гладкай сталі заспакойвае.

     Aljesʹ ahljadaje vintóŭku. Jon adčyniŭ zatvór i pravjeryŭ, ci josʹcʹ u karóbcy patróny. Spusʹciŭ pacixu kurók. Pastaviŭ pamiž noh vintóŭku i laskava pahladziŭ rukój jaje rulju. Adčuvanʹnje xalódnaj hladkaj stali zaspakójvaje.

     Aleś is inspecting the rifle. He opened the bolt and checked whether there were cartridges in the box-magazine, slowly pulled the trigger, placed the rifle between his legs and gently stroked its barrel with his hand. The cold smooth steel feels soothing.

• “руля” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “руля”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

• IPA^(key):

руля́ • (ruljá) m inan

1. genitive singular of руль (rulʹ)

руля́ • (ruljá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of рули́ть (rulítʹ)