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Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
столб • (stolb) m (diminutive столпче)
- post, pole, pillar, column
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic стлъба (stlŭba, “summit”), Lithuanian stul̃bas, Latvian stulbs, Old Norse stolpi (“pillar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
столб • (stolb) m inan (genitive столба́, nominative plural столбы́, genitive plural столбо́в, relational adjective столбово́й, diminutive сто́лбик)
- post, pole, pillar, column
- фона́рный столб ― fonárnyj stolb ― lamppost
- телегра́фный столб ― telegráfnyj stolb ― telephone pole
- засты́ть как соляно́й столб ― zastýtʹ kak soljanój stolb ― to freeze like a pillar of salt
Declension
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “столб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress