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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *stьvolъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ствол • (stvol) m inan (genitive ствала́, nominative plural ствалы́, genitive plural ствало́ў)
- trunk, tree trunk
- barrel (of a gun)
Declension
Declension of ствол (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “ствол” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stьvolъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ствол • (stvol) m inan (genitive ствола́, nominative plural стволы́, genitive plural стволо́в, relational adjective ство́льный, diminutive ство́лик)
- trunk, tree trunk
- barrel (of a gun)
1964, Братья Стругацкие, “История первая. Суета вокруг дивана. Глава первая”, in Понедельник начинается в субботу, Детская литература; English translation from Leonid Renen, transl., Monday Begins on Saturday, New York: DAW Books, 1977:Впереди я увидел большую россыпь камней, притормозил и сказал: «Держитесь крепче». Машина затряслась и запрыгала. Горбоносый ушиб нос о ствол ружья.- Vperedi ja uvidel bolʹšuju rossypʹ kamnej, pritormozil i skazal: «Deržitesʹ krepče». Mašina zatrjaslasʹ i zaprygala. Gorbonosyj ušib nos o stvol ružʹja.
- I saw a heap of gravel piled up ahead, braked, and said, “Hang on tight” The car bounced and pitched. Hawk-nose banged his nose on the gun barrel.
- (criminal slang) gun
- a vertical part of a (coal) mine
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ствол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *stьvolъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ствол • (stvol) m inan (genitive ствола́, nominative plural стволи́, genitive plural стволі́в)
- barrel (of a gun)
- a vertical part of a (coal) mine
Declension
Declension of ствол (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
References