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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жьрло (žĭrlo), from Proto-Slavic *žьrdlo.
Pronunciation
Noun
жерло́ or же́рло* • (žerló or žérlo*) n inan (genitive жерла́ or же́рла*, nominative plural же́рла, genitive plural жерл) (* proscribed but most common)
- (geology) crater, orifice, vent
- narrow and deep aperture
- (military) muzzle
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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жерло́, же́рло*
žerló, žérlo*
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же́рла
žérla
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| genitive
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жерла́, же́рла*
žerlá, žérla*
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же́рл
žérl
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| dative
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жерлу́, же́рлу*
žerlú, žérlu*
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же́рлам
žérlam
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| accusative
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жерло́, же́рло**
žerló, žérlo**
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же́рла
žérla
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| instrumental
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жерло́м, же́рлом*
žerlóm, žérlom*
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же́рлами
žérlami
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| prepositional
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жерле́, же́рле*
žerlé, žérle*
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же́рлах
žérlax
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* Proscribed but most common.
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жерло”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “жерло”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 300