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Лебёдка (2)

Etymology

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ле́бедь (lébedʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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лебёдка (lebjódkaf anim or f inan (genitive лебёдки, nominative plural лебёдки, genitive plural лебёдок, relational adjective лебёдочный, diminutive лебёдушка)

  1. (animate) pen (female swan)
  2. (inanimate) winch

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лебедка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “лебёдка”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 471