коляска

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

According to Vasmer, this word was documented in Old Russian since 1695 as каслика. It is cognate with Polish kolasa.

By surface analysis, коло (kolo, “a wheel”) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈlʲaskə]

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Noun

коля́ска • (koljáska) f inan (genitive коля́ски, nominative plural коля́ски, genitive plural коля́сок, relational adjective коля́сочный, diminutive коля́сочка)

1. baby carriage, stroller, perambulator, pram

   Synonym: де́тская коля́ска (détskaja koljáska)

2. carriage (and horse), barouche
3. wheelchair
4. sidecar, buddy seat

Declension

Declension of коля́ска (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	коля́ска koljáska	коля́ски koljáski
genitive	коля́ски koljáski	коля́сок koljások
dative	коля́ске koljáske	коля́скам koljáskam
accusative	коля́ску koljásku	коля́ски koljáski
instrumental	коля́ской, коля́скою koljáskoj, koljáskoju	коля́сками koljáskami
prepositional	коля́ске koljáske	коля́сках koljáskax

Derived terms

• коля́сочник m anim (koljásočnik)

Compound words:

• мотоколя́ска f (motokoljáska)

Compounds:

• де́тская коля́ска f (détskaja koljáska)
• инвали́дная коля́ска f (invalídnaja koljáska)
• мотоцикле́тная коля́ска f (motociklétnaja koljáska)

Related terms

• колесо́ n (kolesó)

Descendants

• → Armenian: կալյասկա (kalyaska), կալասկա (kalaska)
• Kurdish:

  → Central Kurdish: کالیسکە (kalîske), گالیسکە (galîske)

• → Persian: کالسکه (kâleske)
• → Romanian: caleașcă
• → Ukrainian: Коля́ска (Koljáska)

See also

• ку́чер m (kúčer)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “коляска”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
  • See: Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “колыхать”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.