гайка
Belarusian
Declension
Declension of га́йка
Russian
Etymology
Per Trubachev and Anikin (although Vasmer expressed skepticism) from Proto-Slavic *gajьka (“something that connects; something that prohibits”), derived from Proto-Slavic *gajiti (“to protect”).
Attested since 17th century.
Cognates include Serbo-Croatian gȃjka (“movable ring; nut”), dialectal Czech hajka (“straw landmark on a pole as a sign prohibiting road use”), Ukrainian га́їти (hájity, “to slow down; to linger”), Czech hájiti (“to protect, care”), Slovak hájit’ (“to protect, stand up for”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡajkə]
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Noun
га́йка • (gájka) f inan (genitive га́йки, nominative plural га́йки, genitive plural га́ек)
- nut (that fits on a bolt)
Declension
Declension of га́йка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Related terms
- гаечка (gaječka), гайковёрт (gajkovjórt), гаечный ключ (gaječnyj ključ)
- гаечный (gaječnyj), гайконарезной (gajkonareznoj)
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “гайка”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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