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Russian
Etymology
по́яс (pójas) + -ни́ца (-níca)
Pronunciation
Noun
поясни́ца • (pojasníca) f inan (genitive поясни́цы, nominative plural поясни́цы, genitive plural поясни́ц)
- waist, loins, small of the back
- боль в поясни́це ― bolʹ v pojasníce ― pain in the small of one's back
1886, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин [Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin], Вяленая вобла; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):Пре́жде у чино́вника-то чугу́нная поясни́ца была́: как сел на ме́сто в де́сять часо́в утра́, так и не встаё́т до четырё́х — всё слу́жит!- Préžde u činóvnika-to čugúnnaja pojasníca bylá: kak sel na mésto v désjatʹ časóv utrá, tak i ne vstajót do četyrjóx — vsjo slúžit!
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