Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)pora.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈporə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

опо́ра (opóraf inan (genitive опо́ры, nominative plural опо́ры, genitive plural опо́р, relational adjective опо́рный)

  1. support, prop, rest
  2. buttress, pier (anything that serves to support something)
  3. foothold

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Further reading edit

  • опора in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru