Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch duim, cognate with English thumb.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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дюйм (djujmm inan (genitive дю́йма, nominative plural дю́ймы, genitive plural дю́ймов, relational adjective дюймо́вый)

  1. inch

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դյույմ (dyuym)
  • Yakut: сүөм (süöm)

See also

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References

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