трубка

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Russian

Etymology

труба́ (trubá) +‎ -ка (-ka)

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Noun

тру́бка (trúbkaf inan (genitive тру́бки, nominative plural тру́бки, genitive plural тру́бок, diminutive тру́бочка)

  1. tube, small pipe
  2. roll, scroll
  3. telephone receiver
    взять тру́бку, брать тру́бкуvzjatʹ trúbku, bratʹ trúbkuto answer incoming call
    пове́сить тру́бку, положи́ть тру́бкуpovésitʹ trúbku, položítʹ trúbkuto hang up, to terminate a telephone call
    • 1912, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], Дама в узах; English translation from Stephen Graham and Rosa Savory, transl., The Lady in Fetters, London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1915:
      — Ита́к, я вас жду. Ро́вно в два часа́.
      И то́тчас же пове́сила тру́бку.
      — Iták, ja vas ždu. Róvno v dva časá.
      I tótčas že povésila trúbku.
      "That's right. I shall expect you. Exactly at two."
      And she hung up the receiver.
  4. tobacco pipe
  5. snorkel

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: trubka