плита

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic плита (plita), плифа (plifa), пленьфа (plenĭfa), плинта (plinta), a borrowing from Ancient Greek πλίνθος f (plínthos), with original reference to a four-sided stone ground in an ordinary Russian house set up as a fire-place; compare Latin tēgula and German Kachel for the semantic development. Doublet of пли́нтус (plíntus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [plʲɪˈta]
  • (file)

Noun

плита́ • (plitá) f inan (genitive плиты́, nominative plural пли́ты, genitive plural плит)

  1. stove
  2. hot plate
  3. plate (shape)
  4. slab

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: piltə, pilətə
  • Estonian: pliit
  • German: Pliete
  • Yup'ik: pelit'aaq

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic плита (plita), плифа (plifa), пленьфа (plenĭfa), плинта (plinta), a borrowing from Ancient Greek πλίνθος f (plínthos), with original reference to a four-sided stone ground set up as a fireplace; compare Latin tēgula and German Kachel for the semantic development. Doublet of плі́нтус (plíntus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɫeˈta]
  • (file)

Noun

плита́ • (plytá) f inan (genitive плити́, nominative plural пли́ти, genitive plural плит)

  1. plate, slab (large, flat piece of solid material)
    бето́нна плита́betónna plytáconcrete slab
    кам'яна́ плита́kamʺjaná plytástone slab
    моги́льна плита́mohýlʹna plytágravestone, tombstone
    надгро́бна плита́nadhróbna plytágravestone, tombstone
    чаву́нна плита́čavúnna plytácast-iron plate
  2. cooker (UK), stove (US), range
    кухо́нна плита́kuxónna plytácooker, kitchen stove, kitchen range
  3. (geology) plate
    літосфе́рна плита́litosférna plytátectonic plate (literally, “lithospheric plate”)
    тектоні́чна плита́tektoníčna plytátectonic plate

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