топор
Russian
Alternative forms
- топо́ръ (topór) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic топоръ (toporŭ, “poleaxe”), from Proto-Slavic *toporъ. Further etymology is disputed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɐˈpor]
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Noun
топо́р • (topór) m inan (genitive топора́, nominative plural топоры́, genitive plural топоро́в, related adjective топо́рный, diminutive топо́рик)
- axe, ax, hatchet
- пла́вать как топо́р ― plávatʹ kak topór ― swim like a stone
Declension
Declension of топо́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b)
Derived terms
- топори́ще (toporíšče)
- три топора́ (tri toporá)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “топор”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *toporъ, from an Iranian language. Compare Persian تبر (tabar).
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