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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French gravier.
Pronunciation
Noun
гра́вий • (grávij) m inan (genitive гра́вия, nominative plural гра́вии, genitive plural гра́виев)
- gravel
1904, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], chapter III, in Белый пудель; English translation from Anthony Briggs, transl., Arthur, the White Poodle, London: Hesperus Press Limited, 2012:Доро́жки са́да бы́ли усы́паны ро́вным кру́пным гра́вием, хрусте́вшим под нога́ми, а с боко́в обста́влены больши́ми ро́зовыми ра́ковинами.- Doróžki sáda býli usýpany róvnym krúpnym grávijem, xrustévšim pod nogámi, a s bokóv obstávleny bolʹšími rózovymi rákovinami.
- The garden paths had been evenly scattered with a covering of rough gravel that crunched underfoot, and the borders were made of big pink shells.
Usage notes
- The word is usually only encountered in the singular.
Declension