жерло

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жьрло (žĭrlo), from Proto-Slavic gerlo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨrˈɫo]

Noun

жерло́ (žerló) n inan (genitive жерла́, nominative plural же́рла, genitive plural жерл)

  1. (geology) crater, orifice, vent
  2. narrow and deep aperture
  3. (military) muzzle

Declension

Russian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷerh₃-‎ (0 c, 4 e)

References

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