бревно

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бьрьвьно (bĭrĭvĭno), from Proto-Slavic *bьrvьno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brʲɪvˈno]
  • (file)

Noun

бревно́ (brevnó) n inan (genitive бревна́, nominative plural брёвна, genitive plural брёвен, diminutive брёвнышко)

  1. log, beam (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches)
  2. (in the plural) lumber
  3. (gymnastics) beam, balance beam
  4. (derogatory) stupid or heartless man
  5. (vulgar, derogatory) dead fish, cold fish (a very passive sexual partner)

Declension

Descendants

  • Bashkir: бүрәнә (büränä)
  • Dolgan: бримнуо (brimnuo)
  • Kazakh: бөрене (börene)
  • Yakut: бэрэбэнэ (berebene)

References

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), бревно”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 109
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