тормоз

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Russian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόρμος (tórmos, socket into which a pin or peg is inserted), See Russian etymological dictionary—Terence R. Wade, Terence Leslie Brian Wade.

Oleg Trubachev thinks Greek origin is unlikely. Nikolai Dmitriev suggests adoption from Turkic turmaz ("not stoppable" or "pad for the wheel of waggon"). See «Лексикографический сборник», 3, 1958, p. 45

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtorməs]
  • (file)

Noun

то́рмоз (tórmozm inan (genitive то́рмоза, nominative plural тормоза́, genitive plural тормозо́в)

  1. brake, brakes
  2. (figuratively) drag
  3. (figuratively) slow-witted person, retard

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тормоз”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress