жёлоб

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic жолобъ (žolobŭ), from Proto-Slavic *želbъ, , from Proto-Indo-European *gelbh-, *gelebh-. Cognate with Church Slavic жлѣбъ (žlěbŭ), Ukrainian жо́лоб (žólob), Belarusian жо́лаб (žólab), Bulgarian жлеб (žleb), Serbo-Croatian жли̏jеб, ждли̏jеб, жле̑б, Slovene žlȇb, Old Czech žleb, Slovak žľаb, žleb, Polish żłób (genitive żłobu), Upper Sorbian złob, Lower Sorbian złob. Further connections difficult; per Vasmer, most likely is with Old Norse golf (cavity in a vessel, floor). Doublet of жлоб (žlob, schlub).

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Noun

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жёлоб (žólobm inan (genitive жёлоба, nominative plural желоба́, genitive plural желобо́в, diminutive желобо́к)

  1. trough, trench
  2. gutter, chute
    бобсле́йный жёлобbobsléjnyj žólobbobrun, bobsleigh run
    • 2013, Владимир Сорокин, chapter I, in Теллурия, Corpus; English translation from Max Lawton, transl., Telluria, New York Review Books, 2022:
      Свинец, шипя и гудя, хлынул в широкий жёлоб, подняв клубы серого дыма, от жёлоба сразу разбежались пронзительно-белые свинцовые ручейки, десятки, десятки ручейков — и заструились, закапали в опоки.
      Svinec, šipja i gudja, xlynul v širokij žólob, podnjav kluby serovo dyma, ot žóloba srazu razbežalisʹ pronzitelʹno-belyje svincovyje ručejki, desjatki, desjatki ručejkov — i zastruilisʹ, zakapali v opoki.
      The lead, hissing and buzzing, was poured into a wide gutter, raising up plumes of gray smoke. Immediately, dozens and dozens of piercingly white little streams of lead diverged from the gutter and began to spout and drip into the casting flasks.

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