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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic вьрвь (vĭrvĭ) + -ка (-ka), from Proto-Slavic *vьrvь (deverbal of *verti), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to tie, string; rope) which is ultimately cognate with *wer- (to turn, bend) whence the two meanings of the verb. Compare Belarusian вяроўка (vjaróŭka), Ukrainian верве́чка (vervéčka), Old Church Slavonic връвь (vrŭvĭ). Non-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian virvė, Latvian virve, Latgalian vērve (rope, cord, line), Ancient Greek ἐρύω (erúō, I drag, pull) and Sanskrit वरत्रा (varatrā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈrʲɵfkə]
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Noun edit

верёвка (verjóvkaf inan (genitive верёвки, nominative plural верёвки, genitive plural верёвок, relational adjective верёвочный, diminutive верёвочка)

  1. rope, line
    Synonym: бечёвка (bečóvka)

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Descendants edit

  • Belarusian: вяро́ўка (vjaróŭka)
  • Ukrainian: вірьо́вка (virʹóvka)

See also edit