жёлоб
Russian
Alternative forms
- жо́лобъ (žólob) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- жо́лоб (žólob) – Pre-reform orthography (1956)
- жéлоб (žélob) — proscribed
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жолобъ (žolobŭ), from Proto-Slavic *želbъ, , from Proto-Indo-European *gelbh-, *gelebh-. Cognate with Church Slavic жлѣбъ (žlěbŭ), Ukrainian жо́лоб (žólob), Belarusian жо́лаб (žólab), Bulgarian жлеб (žleb), Serbo-Croatian жли̏jеб, ждли̏jеб, жле̑б, Slovene žlȇb, Old Czech žleb, Slovak žľаb, žleb, Polish żłób (genitive żłobu), Upper Sorbian złob, Lower Sorbian złob. Further connections difficult; per Vasmer, most likely is with Old Norse golf (“cavity in a vessel, floor”). Doublet of жлоб (žlob, “schlub”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʐoɫəp]
Noun
жёлоб • (žólob) m inan (genitive жёлоба, nominative plural желоба́, genitive plural желобо́в, diminutive желобо́к)
Declension
Derived terms
- жело́бчатый (želóbčatyj)
- желобова́тый (želobovátyj)
- желобко́вый (želobkóvyj)
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