миномёт
Russian edit
Etymology edit
From ми́на (mína) + -о- (-o-) + -мёт (-mjót), combining form of мета́ть (metátʹ). Calque of German Minenwerfer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
миномёт • (minomjót) m inan (genitive миномёта, nominative plural миномёты, genitive plural миномётов)
- (military) mortar, trench mortar (lightweight, often portable artillery piece which transmits recoil to a base plate)
- (historical) rocket launcher (Katyusha and similar World War II-era systems)
- Synonyms: (historical, informal) Катю́ша (Katjúša), (historical) гварде́йский миномёт (gvardéjskij minomjót), (historical) реакти́вный миномёт (reaktívnyj minomjót), (modern term) РСЗО (RSZO), (modern term) реакти́вная систе́ма за́лпового огня́ (reaktívnaja sistéma zálpovovo ognjá)
- (obsolete) torpedo tube
- Synonym: (modern term) торпе́дный аппара́т (torpédnyj apparát)
Usage notes edit
- Russian distinguishes between миномёт (minomjót, “lightweight, often portable artillery piece which transmits recoil to a base plate”) and морти́ра (mortíra, “heavy, large-bore cannon”); in English, both types of weapons are referred to as mortars.
Declension edit
Declension of миномёт (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | миномёт minomjót |
миномёты minomjóty |
| genitive | миномёта minomjóta |
миномётов minomjótov |
| dative | миномёту minomjótu |
миномётам minomjótam |
| accusative | миномёт minomjót |
миномёты minomjóty |
| instrumental | миномётом minomjótom |
миномётами minomjótami |
| prepositional | миномёте minomjóte |
миномётах minomjótax |
Descendants edit
- → Armenian: ականանետ (akananet) (calque)