кардинал
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Russian
Etymology
From Latin cardinālis (per Vasmer via German Kardinal or French cardinal), further from Latin cardō (whence also, via French and German, шарни́р (šarnír)).
Pronunciation
Noun
кардина́л • (kardinál) m anim (genitive кардина́ла, nominative plural кардина́лы, genitive plural кардина́лов, relational adjective кардина́льский)
- cardinal (official in Catholic Church)
- се́рый кардина́л ― séryj kardinál ― power broker
- (bird) cardinal (Cardinalis)
- White Cloud Mountain minnow (Tanichthys)
- (mathematics) cardinality
- Synonyms: кардина́льное число́ (kardinálʹnoje čisló), мо́щность (móščnostʹ), мо́щность мно́жества (móščnostʹ mnóžestva)
Declension
Declension of кардина́л (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кардина́л kardinál |
кардина́лы kardinály |
| genitive | кардина́ла kardinála |
кардина́лов kardinálov |
| dative | кардина́лу kardinálu |
кардина́лам kardinálam |
| accusative | кардина́ла kardinála |
кардина́лов kardinálov |
| instrumental | кардина́лом kardinálom |
кардина́лами kardinálami |
| prepositional | кардина́ле kardinále |
кардина́лах kardinálax |
Derived terms
- кардина́льство n (kardinálʹstvo)
Related terms
- Borrowed
Close related:
- кардина́льный (kardinálʹnyj), кардина́льно (kardinálʹno), кардина́льность f (kardinálʹnostʹ)
Derived from Latin cardō:
- шарни́р m (šarnír)
Descendants
- → Armenian: կարդինալ (kardinal)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кардинал”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кардинал”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 69
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “кардинал”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “кардинал”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kardinal.
Pronunciation
Noun
кардѝна̄л m anim (Latin spelling kardìnāl)
- cardinal (official in Catholic Church)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кардѝна̄л | кардинали |
| genitive | кардина́ла | кардинала |
| dative | кардиналу | кардиналима |
| accusative | кардинала | кардинале |
| vocative | кардинале | кардинали |
| locative | кардиналу | кардиналима |
| instrumental | кардиналом | кардиналима |