столбняк

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Etymology

from столбенеть (stolbenetʹ) (to freeze, lose control of movement, especially from fear). Further from столб (stolb) (pillar, column).

Pronunciation

Noun

столбня́к (stolbnjákm inan (genitive столбняка́, nominative plural столбняки́, genitive plural столбняко́в)

  1. (pathology) tetanus

Declension