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Russian
Etymology
столб (stolb) + -ик (-ik)
Pronunciation
Noun
сто́лбик • (stólbik) m inan (genitive сто́лбика, nominative plural сто́лбики, genitive plural сто́лбиков)
- diminutive of столб (stolb): (small) column
- рту́тный сто́лбик ― rtútnyj stólbik ― mercury column
1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter XVIII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:Передо́нов бы́стро сбежа́л с крыльца́ и прижа́лся к сте́нке, притая́сь за сто́лбиком.- Peredónov býstro sbežál s krylʹcá i prižálsja k sténke, pritajásʹ za stólbikom.
- Peredonov quickly ran down the steps and hid behind a post, pressing close against the wall.
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