стремглав

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Russian

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Etymology

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From Old Church Slavonic стрьмоглавъ (strĭmoglavŭ, with the head down) via Russian Church Slavonic forms стрьмъглавъ, стремоглавъ, стремглавъ, which acquired modern meaning in 15th century, from Proto-Slavic *strьmъ + *golva + *-ь.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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стремгла́в (stremgláv)

  1. precipitately, very fast, headlong
  2. (obsolete) with the head down, headlong
    • (Can we date this quote?), Leo Tostoy, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Митенька стремглав слетел с шести ступеней и убежал в клумбу.
      Mitenʹka stremglav sletel s šesti stupenej i ubežal v klumbu.
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Descendants

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