бревно

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brʲɪvˈno]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

бревно́ (brevnón inan (genitive бревна́, nominative plural брёвна, genitive plural брёвен)

  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 (bürənə)
  • Dolgan: бримнуо (brimnuo)

References

volume=1 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бревно”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN