спираль

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Etymology

From Latin spīrālis from Latin spīra, from Ancient Greek σπείρα (speíra, wreath, coil, twist).

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Noun

спира́ль (spirálʹf inan (genitive спира́ли, nominative plural спира́ли, genitive plural спира́лей, diminutive спира́лька)

  1. spiral, spire helix
  2. (medicine) loop, Lippes loop

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “спираль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “спираль”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 193

Further reading

  • спираль in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru