See also: пальцы

Russian edit

 
пя́льцы
 
ткань, натянута на пя́льцы

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From пя́лить (pjálitʹ, to stretch tight, tauten) +‎ -цы (-cy), a back-formation from пя́ло (pjálo, frame onto which leather is stretched), from Proto-Slavic *pędlo, from *pęti (to stretch) + *-dlo.

Compare Ukrainian п'я́льці (pʺjálʹci), п'я́льця (pʺjálʹcja).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

пя́льцы (pjálʹcyf inan pl or m inan pl (genitive пя́лец or пя́льцев, plural only)

  1. embroidery hoop, tambour frame

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: pelsimet
  • Ingrian: pelsimet