шестерня

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian шестерня (šesternja, small lantern wheel), from Middle Russian шесть (šestʹ, six) because these wheels were often made with six pins (even though numbers up to ten were also common)

Pronunciation

Noun

шестерня́ (šesternjáf inan (genitive шестерни́, nominative plural шестерни́, genitive plural шестерне́й)

  1. six-in-hand, six horses harnessed together

Declension

Noun

шестерня́ (šesternjáf inan (genitive шестерни́, nominative plural шестерни́, genitive plural шестерён)

  1. cogwheel, gear wheel
  2. (dated) pinion, smaller of two gear wheels
  3. (obsolete) small lantern wheel

Declension