костыль
Russian
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Etymology
From кость (kostʹ). Compare Polish kostur.
Pronunciation
Noun
косты́ль • (kostýlʹ) m inan (genitive костыля́, nominative plural костыли́, genitive plural костыле́й)
- crutch
- (rail transport) rail spike
- (aviation) tail skid
- (programming slang) kludge, workaround, hack
Declension
Declension of косты́ль (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
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- Russian 2-syllable words
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- Russian lemmas
- Russian nouns
- Russian masculine nouns
- Russian inanimate nouns
- ru:Rail transportation
- ru:Aviation
- ru:Programming
- Russian slang
- Russian soft-stem masculine-form nouns
- Russian soft-stem masculine-form accent-b nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern b