шестерня

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian шестерня (šesternja, “small lantern wheel”), from Middle Russian шесть (šestʹ, “six”) because these wheels were often made with six pins (even though numbers up to ten were also common)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʂɨsʲtʲɪrˈnʲa]

Noun

шестерня́ • (šesternjá) f inan (genitive шестерни́, nominative plural шестерни́, genitive plural шестерне́й)

  1. six-in-hand, six horses harnessed together

Declension
Declension of шестерня́ (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative шестерня́
šesternjá		 шестерни́
šesterní
genitive шестерни́
šesterní		 шестерне́й
šesternéj
dative шестерне́
šesterné		 шестерня́м
šesternjám
accusative шестерню́
šesternjú		 шестерни́
šesterní
instrumental шестернёй, шестернёю
šesternjój, šesternjóju		 шестерня́ми
šesternjámi
prepositional шестерне́
šesterné		 шестерня́х
šesternjáx

Noun

шестерня́ • (šesternjá) f inan (genitive шестерни́, nominative plural шестерни́, genitive plural шестерён)

  1. cogwheel, gear wheel
  2. (dated) pinion, smaller of two gear wheels
  3. (obsolete) small lantern wheel

Declension
Declension of шестерня́ (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-b reduc irreg) 
singular plural
nominative шестерня́
šesternjá		 шестерни́
šesterní
genitive шестерни́
šesterní		 шестерён△
šesterjón△
dative шестерне́
šesterné		 шестерня́м
šesternjám
accusative шестерню́
šesternjú		 шестерни́
šesterní
instrumental шестернёй, шестернёю
šesternjój, šesternjóju		 шестерня́ми
šesternjámi
prepositional шестерне́
šesterné		 шестерня́х
šesternjáx

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