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Russian
Etymology
Deverbal from скрепи́ть (skrepítʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
скре́па • (skrépa) f inan (genitive скре́пы, nominative plural скре́пы, genitive plural скреп)
- brace, clamp, fastener, bond
1925, Михаил Булгаков , “Глава 8. История в совхозе”, in Роковые яйца; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., The Fateful Eggs, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:Охрани́тель, винто́вка кото́рого ми́рно дрема́ла у двере́й, клеща́ми взла́мывал скре́пы и металли́ческие обши́вки.- Oxranítelʹ, vintóvka kotórovo mírno dremála u dveréj, kleščámi vzlámyval skrépy i metallíčeskije obšívki.
- The guard, his rifle dozing peacefully by the door, was ripping open the braces and metal bands with a pair of pliers.
- (figuratively, colloquial) bond (something that unites or holds together)
- (specialist) a place to fasten something
- (linguistics) conjunction
- (archaic) confirmatory signature
Declension