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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian вертолёт (vertoljót).

Noun

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вертолёт (vertolyot) (Arabic spelling ۋەرتوليوت)

  1. helicopter

Russian

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Etymology

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From верте́ть (vertétʹ, to turn, to twist) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -лёт (-ljót), combining form of лете́ть (letétʹ, to fly).

 

Sources seem to converge on the coiner being Nikolay Kamov in the minutes of a meeting of the technical commission of the Central Council of OSOAVIAKHIM, dated February 8, 1929.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vʲɪrtɐˈlʲɵt]
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Noun

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вертолёт (vertoljótm inan (genitive вертолёта, nominative plural вертолёты, genitive plural вертолётов, relational adjective вертолётный, diminutive вертолётик)

  1. helicopter

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • ^ Слово «вертолет» появилось в русском языке 87 лет назад – Tatar-inform.
  • ^ – news.rambler.ru