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 сква́жина ― zamóčnaja skvážina ― keyhole
  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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