бревно

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic бьрьвьно (bĭrĭvĭno), from Proto-Slavic *bьrvьno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brʲɪvˈno]
  • (file)

Noun

бревно́ (brevnó) n inan (genitive бревна́, nominative plural брёвна, genitive plural брёвен)

  1. log, beam (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches)
  2. (in the plural) lumber
  3. (gymnastics) beam, balance beam
  4. (epithet) stupid or unfeeling man

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Descendants

References

  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), бревно”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 109
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