коробка

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic коробъка (korobŭka), from Proto-Slavic *korbъka, from *korba (basket) + *-ъka. By surface analysis, коро́б (korób) +‎ -ка (-ka).

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Noun

коро́бка (koróbkaf inan (genitive коро́бки, nominative plural коро́бки, genitive plural коро́бок, relational adjective коро́бочный, diminutive коро́бочка)

  1. box, case
    коро́бка в фо́рме се́рдцаkoróbka v fórme sérdcaheart-shaped box
    • 1895, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Супруга; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Helpmate, 1916:
      В ко́мнате жены́ на столе́, под коро́бкой с почто́вой бума́гой, он нашёл каку́ю-то телегра́мму и взгляну́л на неё ме́льком.
      V kómnate žený na stolé, pod koróbkoj s počtóvoj bumágoj, on našól kakúju-to telegrámmu i vzgljanúl na nejó mélʹkom.
      On the table of his wife's room under the box of stationery he found a telegram, and glanced at it casually.
  2. (automotive) gearbox
    коро́бка переда́чkoróbka peredáčgearbox
Declension
Descendants
  • Kildin Sami: корбэнч (korbenč, can; tin)

Etymology 2

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Noun

коробка́ (korobkám inan

  1. genitive singular of коробо́к (korobók)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic коробка (korobka), from Proto-Slavic *korbъka.

Pronunciation

Noun

коро́бка (koróbkaf inan (genitive коро́бки, nominative plural коро́бки or коробки́, genitive plural коро́бок or коробо́к, relational adjective коро́бочний, diminutive коро́бочка)

  1. box, case (mostly made of carton)
  2. (automotive) gearbox

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Synonyms

  • ящик (jaščyk) (can also be made of wood and plastic)

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