скважина

Russian

Etymology

Related to сквозь (skvozʹ).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskvaʐɨnə]
  • (file)

Noun

сква́жина • (skvážina) f inan (genitive сква́жины, nominative plural сква́жины, genitive plural сква́жин)

  1. chink, crack, slit, gap, interstice, rift
  2. pore, hole, aperture
  3. borehole, drill hole
    замо́чная сква́жинаzamóčnaja skvážinakeyhole
  4. oil well

Declension

  • сква́жинный (skvážinnyj)
  • сква́жность (skvážnostʹ)

Further reading

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