мель

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mel"

Russian

мель

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mělъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲelʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

мель • (melʹ) f inan (genitive ме́ли, nominative plural ме́ли, genitive plural ме́лей)

  1. shallow, shoal
    на мели́ ― na melí ― in low water, aground; penniless, broke, short of cash (literally and figuratively)
    вы́броситься на ме́ль ― výbrositʹsja na mélʹ ― to run aground
    снима́ть кора́бль с ме́ли ― snimátʹ koráblʹ s méli ― to get a ship off, to refloat a ship, to set a ship afloat
    сади́ться на ме́ль ― sadítʹsja na mélʹ ― to get into trouble
    посади́ть на ме́ль ― posadítʹ na mélʹ ― to beach, to strand

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