канитель
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French cannetille, from Spanish cañutillo, diminutive of cañuto, from Mozarabic , from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).
Pronunciation
Noun
каните́ль • (kanitélʹ) f inan (genitive каните́ли, nominative plural каните́ли, genitive plural каните́лей)
- (jewelry) thin metallic gold or silver thread, used for embroidery or decoration
- (colloquial) protracted, tedious affair, waste of time
- 1989, “Загадки ”, in K. Ryzhov, M. Donskoy (lyrics), G. Gladkov (music), Дон Сезар де Базан , performed by M. Boyarsky:
- Деви́ца на и́споведи у абба́та:
Прости́ меня́ о́тче, грешна́, винова́та.
Абба́т отвеча́ет: Что ж, без каните́ли,
Грехи́ отпущу́ тебе́ то́лько - в по-... в по-... В посте́ли.- Devíca na íspovedi u abbáta:
Prostí menjá ótče, grešná, vinováta.
Abbát otvečájet: Što ž, bez kanitéli,
Grexí otpuščú tebé tólʹko - v po-... v po-... V postéli. - A lass on a confession to an abbot:
Forgive me father, I'm sinful, guilty.
The abbot replies: Well, no time to waste,
I will only absolve you in the... the... the bed.
- Devíca na íspovedi u abbáta:
Declension
Declension of каните́ль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | каните́ль kanitélʹ |
каните́ли kanitéli |
| genitive | каните́ли kanitéli |
каните́лей kanitélej |
| dative | каните́ли kanitéli |
каните́лям kanitéljam |
| accusative | каните́ль kanitélʹ |
каните́ли kanitéli |
| instrumental | каните́лью kanitélʹju |
каните́лями kanitéljami |
| prepositional | каните́ли kanitéli |
каните́лях kanitéljax |
Derived terms
- каните́льный (kanitélʹnyj)
- каните́литься impf (kanitélitʹsja), проканите́литься pf (prokanitélitʹsja)
- каните́льщик (kanitélʹščik), каните́льщица (kanitélʹščica)