гайка

Belarusian

Noun

га́йка (hájka) f inanimate

  1. nut

Declension


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)

  1. nut (that fits on a bolt)

Declension

  • 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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