карабин

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

карабин (karabinm

  1. carbine

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Karabin (obsolete variant of Karabiner) or French carabine. First attested in the 17th century.

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  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

караби́н (karabínm inan (genitive караби́на, nominative plural караби́ны, genitive plural караби́нов)

  1. carbine (short-barreled rifle)
  2. carabiner (metal link with a gate)

Declension

References

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