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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
кордон • (kordon) m
- cordon (troops)
- barricade tape
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish kordon, from French cordon (“cord”).
Pronunciation
Noun
кордо́н • (kordón) m inan (genitive кордо́на, nominative plural кордо́ны, genitive plural кордо́нов)
- cordon (troops or guards deployed in a line to encircle or protect an area)
- (colloquial) border, frontier
- за кордо́ном ― za kordónom ― abroad; across the frontier
- (military) outpost, pickets, guards detachment
- Synonym: заста́ва (zastáva)
- ranger station (in a nature preserve)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кордон”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Polish kordon, from French cordon (“cord”).
Pronunciation
Noun
кордо́н • (kordón) m inan (genitive кордо́ну, nominative plural кордо́ни, genitive plural кордо́нів)
- border
Declension
Declension of кордо́н (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кордон”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “кордон”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka