чёртово колесо

Russian

чёртово колесо

Etymology

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From чёртово (čórtovo, devil's) + колесо́ (kolesó, wheel). Compare ეშმაკის ბორბალი (ešmaḳis borbali) for a possible calque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɵrtəvə kəlʲɪˈso]

Noun

чёртово колесо́ (čórtovo kolesó) n inan (genitive чёртова колеса́, nominative plural чёртовы колёса, genitive plural чёртовых колёс)

  1. Ferris wheel (amusement ride: vertical observation wheel)
  2. Human roulette wheel, Devil's wheel (amusement ride: horizontal rotating disk, which used centrifugal force to fling people from its surface)

Declension

Synonyms

  • колесо́ обозре́ния (kolesó obozrénija)
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