Russian

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колодец

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koldьcь, from earlier *koldędzь (whence коло́дезь (kolódezʹ)) with change of suffix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐˈɫodʲɪt͡s]
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Noun

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коло́дец (kolódecm inan (genitive коло́дца, nominative plural коло́дцы, genitive plural коло́дцев)

  1. well (hole sunk into the ground)
    Synonyms: студене́ц (studenéc), родни́к (rodník), сква́жина (skvážina)

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References

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