удила

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊdʲɪˈɫa]

Noun

удила́ • (udilá) n inan pl (genitive уди́л, plural only)

  1. bit (metal in horse's mouth)
    • 1859, Иван Тургенев, “Глава 3”, in Дворянское гнездо; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., A House of Gentlefolk, 1917:
      Девочка опять протянула руку и робко коснулась трепетавших ноздрей Орланда, который беспрестанно вздрагивал и грыз удила.
      Devočka opjatʹ protjanula ruku i robko kosnulasʹ trepetavšix nozdrej Orlanda, kotoryj besprestanno vzdragival i gryz udila.
      The little girl again stretched out her hand and timidly patted the quivering nostrils of the horse, who kept fidgeting and champing the bit.
Declension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈdʲiɫə]

Verb

уди́ла • (udíla)

  1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of уди́ть (udítʹ)
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