кувалда

Russian

кувалда

Etymology

With metathesis, from Ukrainian кова́дло (kovádlo, anvil) or Belarusian кава́дла (kavádla, anvil), from Polish kowadło (anvil).

Alternatively, a derivative of вали́ть (valítʹ, to fell, to knock down).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʊˈvaldə]

Noun

кува́лда (kuválda) f inan (genitive кува́лды, nominative plural кува́лды, genitive plural кува́лд)

  1. sledgehammer (kind of hammer)

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), кувалда”, 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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