стремглав
Russian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic стрьмоглавъ (strĭmoglavŭ, “with the head down”) via Russian Church Slavonic forms стрьмъглавъ, стремоглавъ, стремглавъ, which acquired modern meaning in 15th century, from Proto-Slavic *strьmъ + *golva + *-ь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [strʲɪmˈɡɫaf]
Adverb
стремгла́в • (stremgláv)
- precipitately, very fast, headlong
- (Can we date this quote?), Иван Сергеевич Тургенев (Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev), Часы́ [The Watch]:
- Но я уже не мог устоя́ть на ме́сте, наде́л на себя́ часы́ и бро́сился стремгла́в пока́зывать свой пода́рок Давыду.
- No ja uže ne mog ustojátʹ na méste, nadél na sebjá časý i brósilsja stremgláv pokázyvatʹ svoj podárok Davydu.
- But I could not stand still, I put on my watch and rushed headlong to show my gift to David.
- (obsolete) with the head down, headlong
- (Can we date this quote?), Leo Tostoy, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Митенька стремглав слетел с шести ступеней и убежал в клумбу.
- Mitenʹka stremglav sletel s šesti stupenej i ubežal v klumbu.
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Descendants
- → Czech: střemhlav
- → Ukrainian: стрiмголов (strimholov) (calque)
- → Yiddish: סטראָמגעלאַף (stromgelaf)
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