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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French contour.
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́нтур • (kóntur) m inan (genitive ко́нтура, nominative plural ко́нтуры, genitive plural ко́нтуров)
- contour, outline
- circuit
Declension
Synonyms
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ко́нтур (kóntur), from French contour.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́нтур • (kóntur) m inan (genitive ко́нтуру, nominative plural ко́нтури, genitive plural ко́нтурів, relational adjective ко́нтурний)
- contour, outline
- Synonym: о́брис m (óbrys)
- (electricity) circuit
Declension
Declension of ко́нтур (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “контур”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “контур”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “контур”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “контур”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “контур”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “контур”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)