член

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čelnъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

член (členm

  1. member
  2. limb
  3. article, clause (in a document, contract, etc.)
  4. (grammar) article
  5. (mathematics) term
  6. penis, member

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References

  • член”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • член”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelnъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

член (členm (plural членови, relational adjective членски)

  1. member
  2. limb
  3. (grammar) article
  4. (law) article

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic *члѣнъ (*člěnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- / *kʷel- + *-nъ.

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Noun

член (členm inan or m anim (genitive чле́на, nominative plural чле́ны, genitive plural чле́нов, relational adjective чле́нский)

  1. limb
  2. (grammar, obsolete) article
    Synonym: арти́кль (artíklʹ)
  3. part
  4. (mathematics) term
  5. (animate) member of an organization
  6. (colloquial) member, penis
    Голо́вка, как и те́ло полово́го чле́на, соде́ржит мно́жество лаку́н, при полово́м возбужде́нии заполня́ющихся кро́вью. Кро́ме того́, на ней име́ется большо́е коли́чество не́рвных оконча́ний, что де́лает её наибо́лее чувстви́тельной ча́стью чле́на.
    Golóvka, kak i télo polovóvo čléna, sodéržit mnóžestvo lakún, pri polovóm vozbuždénii zapolnjájuščixsja króvʹju. Króme tovó, na nej iméjetsja bolʹšóje kolíčestvo nérvnyx okončánij, što délajet jejó naibóleje čuvstvítelʹnoj částʹju čléna.
    The glans, like the body of the penis, contains a number of cavities that fill with blood during sexual arousal. In addition, it has a large number of nerve endings, which makes it the most sensitive part of the penis.
    Он улыбну́лся, когда́ я положи́ла ру́ку ме́жду его́ бёдрами и начала́ гла́дить его́ большо́й чле́н.
    On ulybnúlsja, kogdá ja položíla rúku méždu jevó bjódrami i načalá gláditʹ jevó bolʹšój člén.
    He smiled when I put my hand between his thighs and started to stroke his big cock.
    • 1979, Эдуард Лимонов, “Глава первая. Отель «Винслоу» и его обитатели”, in Это я — Эдичка, Альпина Диджитал; English translation from S. L. Campbell, transl., It's Me, Eddie, 1983:
      Я часто вожусь с голой жопой и бледным на фоне всего остального тела членом в своей неглубокой комнатке, и мне плевать, видят они меня или не видят, клерки, секретарши и менеджеры.
      Ja často vožusʹ s goloj žopoj i blednym na fone vsevo ostalʹnovo tela členom v svojej neglubokoj komnatke, i mne plevatʹ, vidjat oni menja ili ne vidjat, klerki, sekretarši i menedžery.
      I am often to be found bare-assed in my shallow little room, my member pale against the background of the rest of my body, and I do not give a damn whether they see me or don't, the clerks, secretaries, and managers.

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: clena

References

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic члѣнъ (člěnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čelnъ.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

член (členm inan (genitive чле́на, nominative plural чле́ни, genitive plural чле́нів)

  1. member, limb
  2. (colloquial) penis

Declension

Noun

член (členm pers (genitive чле́на, nominative plural чле́ни, genitive plural чле́нів, feminine членки́ня or чле́нка or чле́ниця, relational adjective чле́нський)

  1. member

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “член”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 333

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