опора

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)pora.

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Noun

опо́ра (opóraf inan (genitive опо́ры, nominative plural опо́ры, genitive plural опо́р, relational adjective опо́рный)

  1. support, prop, rest
  2. buttress, pier (anything that serves to support something)
  3. foothold

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Further reading

  • опора in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru