боеспособный

Russian edit

Etymology edit

From бой (boj, battle) +‎ -е- (-e-) +‎ спосо́бный (sposóbnyj, capable, able), a calque of German kampffähig. First attested in 1887. See the citations.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bə(j)ɪspɐˈsobnɨj]

Adjective edit

боеспосо́бный (bojesposóbnyj) (comparative (по)боеспосо́бнее or (по)боеспосо́бней, superlative боеспосо́бнейший)

  1. battleworthy

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References edit

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “боеспособный”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 59