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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch duim, cognate with English thumb. Doublet of домкра́т (domkrát).
Pronunciation
Noun
дюйм • (djujm) m inan (genitive дю́йма, nominative plural дю́ймы, genitive plural дю́ймов, relational adjective дюймо́вый)
- inch
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дюйм”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress