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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *čelnъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
член • (člen) m
- member
- limb
- article, clause (in a document, contract, etc.)
- (grammar) article
- (mathematics) term
- penis, member
Declension
Derived terms
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 • (člen) m (plural членови, relational adjective членски)
- member
- limb
- (grammar) article
- (law) article
Declension
Derived terms
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic *члѣнъ (*člěnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- / *kʷel- + *-nъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
член • (člen) m inan or m anim (genitive чле́на, nominative plural чле́ны, genitive plural чле́нов, relational adjective чле́нский)
- limb
- (grammar, obsolete) article
- Synonym: арти́кль (artíklʹ)
- part
- (mathematics) term
- (animate) member of an organization
- (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.
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.
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
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 • (člen) m inan (genitive чле́на, nominative plural чле́ни, genitive plural чле́нів)
- member, limb
- (colloquial) penis
Declension
Declension of член (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Noun
член • (člen) m pers (genitive чле́на, nominative plural чле́ни, genitive plural чле́нів, feminine членки́ня or чле́нка or чле́ниця, relational adjective чле́нський)
- member
Declension
Declension of член (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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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