паутина

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

This form arose by confusion between Old East Slavic паучина (paučina) (a form still found in dialects), inherited from Proto-Slavic *paǫčina, and dialectal пути́на (putína), which is related to the word пу́ты (púty, fetters).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəʊˈtʲinə]
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Noun

паути́на • (pautína) f inan (genitive паути́ны, nominative plural паути́ны, genitive plural паути́н, diminutive паути́нка)

  1. spiderweb, cobweb

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “паутина”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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