скамья

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Russian

Скамья.

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic скамиꙗ (skamija), from Byzantine Greek σκαμνία (skamnía), plural of σκαμνίον (skamníon).

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Noun

скамья́ (skamʹjáf inan (genitive скамьи́, nominative plural скамьи́ or ска́мьи*, genitive plural скаме́й, relational adjective скаме́ечный, diminutive скаме́йка or скаме́ечка) (* uncommon)

  1. bench (long seat in a park or garden)
    Synonyms: ла́вка (lávka), ла́вочка (lávočka); скаме́йка (skaméjka)
    скамья́ подсуди́мыхskamʹjá podsudímyxprisoner's box; dock

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скамья”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress