щит

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See also: штит and шит

Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
ᠱ᠌ᠢᠲ
(šit)
щит
(ščit)

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Etymology

From Russian щит (ščit).

Pronunciation

Noun

щит (ščit)

  1. shield
  2. panel

Usage notes

Due to its rarity, щ (šč) is sometimes replaced by the more common ш (š).

Declension

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic щитъ (ščitŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ (shield), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skeita, from Proto-Indo-European *skey-to-m, from *skey- (to cut, separate). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian štit, Old Irish scíath, Latin scūtum.

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Noun

щит (ščitm inan (genitive щита́, nominative plural щиты́, genitive plural щито́в, relational adjective щитово́й, diminutive щито́к)

  1. shield
  2. sluice-gate
  3. panel
    щит управле́нияščit upravlénijacontrol panel
    распредели́тельный щитraspredelítelʹnyj ščitswitchboard
  4. tortoiseshell

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щит”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

 Щит on Ukrainian Wikipedia
 Щит (значення) on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old East Slavic щитъ (ščitŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ (shield), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skeita, from Proto-Indo-European *skey-to-m, from *skey- (to cut, separate). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian štit, Old Irish scíath, Latin scūtum.

Pronunciation

Noun

щит (ščytm inan (genitive щита́, nominative plural щити́, genitive plural щиті́в)

  1. shield
  2. panel
  3. (zoology) tortoiseshell

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