драбина

Ukrainian

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Proto-Slavic *drabina, from *drabь[1] or *drabъ. Cognate with Polish drabina (see there for more) and Belarusian драбі́ны (drabíny).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [drɐˈbɪnɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

драби́на • (drabýna) f inan (genitive драби́ни, nominative plural драби́ни, genitive plural драби́н, relational adjective драби́нний, diminutive драби́нка)

  1. ladder (frame used for ascent and descent)

Declension

Derived terms

  • драби́нча́стий (drabýnčástyj)
  • драбиня́к m (drabynják)
  • драбиня́стий (drabynjástyj)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “драбина”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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