Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъska, from Proto-Germanic *diskuz, borrowed from Latin discus. See there for details.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɐˈska]
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Noun

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доска́ (doskáf inan (genitive доски́, nominative plural до́ски, genitive plural до́сок or досо́к*, diminutive доще́чка) (* uncommon)

  1. board, plank
    обрезна́я доска́obreznája doskádimensional board
    стро́ганая доска́stróganaja doskáfinished board
    от доски́ до доски́ot doskí do doskífrom cover to cover (literally, “from pasteboard to pasteboard”)
  2. blackboard, chalkboard, whiteboard
    кла́ссная доска́klássnaja doskáblackboard
    гри́фельная доска́grífelʹnaja doskáslate, chalkboard
  3. plate, panel (a flat metal or stone object of uniform thickness)
    мемориа́льная доска́memoriálʹnaja doskácommemorative plate
  4. (sports) snowboard, surfboard, skateboard
  5. (colloquial, derogatory) a flat-chested woman

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: doska
  • Yakut: дуоска (duoska)
  • Yup'ik: tuskaq

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “доска”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress