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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěja. Related to *kolo.
Pronunciation
Noun
колея́ • (kolejá) f inan (genitive колеи́, nominative plural колеи́, genitive plural коле́й)
- (automotive) rut (mark of wheels on the ground)
- (rail transport) gauge (the distance between the rails of a line of railway track)
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “колея”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “колея”, 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 412