рычаг

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish rycząg (pin on the front axle of a cart).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɨˈt͡ɕak]
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Noun

рыча́г • (ryčág) m inan (genitive рычага́, nominative plural рычаги́, genitive plural рычаго́в, relational adjective рыча́жный, diminutive рычажо́к)

  1. lever (rigid thing turning about an axis, used for transmitting and modifying force and motion)

Declension

Descendants

  • Turkmen: ryçag

Further reading

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