ертаул

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai [script needed] (jortağul, “mounted raiding party”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(j)ɪrtɐˈuɫ]

Noun

ертау́л • (jertaúl) m inan (genitive ертау́ла, nominative plural ертау́лы, genitive plural ертау́лов)

1. (historical, military) a light cavalry unit in the Russian army of the 16th and 17th century, used as a vanguard and mobile picket force

Declension

Declension of ертау́л (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ертау́л jertaúl	ертау́лы jertaúly
genitive	ертау́ла jertaúla	ертау́лов jertaúlov
dative	ертау́лу jertaúlu	ертау́лам jertaúlam
accusative	ертау́л jertaúl	ертау́лы jertaúly
instrumental	ертау́лом jertaúlom	ертау́лами jertaúlami
prepositional	ертау́ле jertaúle	ертау́лах jertaúlax

Related terms

• ертау́льный (jertaúlʹnyj)

References

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