бревно

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [brʲɪvˈno]
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Noun

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

  1. log, beam (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches)
  2. (in the plural) lumber
  3. (gymnastics) beam, balance beam
  4. (derogatory) a stupid, heartless, emotionless man
    Synonyms: балбе́с (balbés), болва́н (bolván), истука́н (istukán)
  5. (vulgar, derogatory) dead fish, cold fish (a very passive sexual partner)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Bashkir: бүрәнә (bürənə)
  • Dolgan: бримнуо (brimnuo)
  • Kazakh: бөрене (börene)
  • Yakut: бэрэбэнэ (berebene)

References

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  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бревно”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 109