стекло

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian стекло (steklo)

Noun

стекло (steklo)

  1. glass

References

Russian

Стекло.

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stьklo, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls), whence also скля́нка (skljánka, phial; bottle), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-, whence English stick. Cognates include Czech sklo.

Alternative forms

Noun

стекло́ (steklón inan (genitive стекла́, nominative plural стёкла, genitive plural стёкол, relational adjective стеко́льный or стекля́нный, diminutive стёклышко)

  1. glass
    • 1752, Михаил Ломоносов [Mikhail Lomonosov], Письмо о пользе стекла; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Непра́во о веща́х те ду́мают, Шува́лов,
      Кото́рые стекло́ чтут ни́же минера́лов,
      Прима́нчивым лучо́м блиста́ющих в глаза́:
      Не ме́ньше по́льза в нем, не ме́ньше в нем краса́.
      Neprávo o veščáx te dúmajut, Šuválov,
      Kotóryje stekló čtut níže minerálov,
      Primánčivym lučóm blistájuščix v glazá:
      Ne ménʹše pólʹza v nem, ne ménʹše v nem krasá.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. chimney (of kerosene lamp)
  3. pane, window, lens
Declension
Descendants
  • Even: стекло (steklo)
  • Kildin Sami: сте̄клэ (stiekle)
  • Yakut: өстүөкүлэ (östüöküle)
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Etymology 2

Verb

стекло́ (stekló)

  1. neuter singular past indicative perfective of стечь (stečʹ)