экватор

See also: екватор

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Äquator, from Medieval Latin aequātor.[1] Compare Ukrainian еква́тор (ekvátor), Belarusian эква́тар (ekvátar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪkˈfatər]
  • (file)

Noun

эква́тор • (ekvátor) m inan (genitive эква́тора, nominative plural эква́торы, genitive plural эква́торов)

  1. equator (circle around the earth)
  2. (university slang) in 5-year college education program, the time after the 3-rd year winter term exams which is considered to be the middle of the entire college education period

Declension

Descendants

  • Uyghur: ئېكۋاتور (ëkwator)

References

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