Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъvalъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐdˈvaɫ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

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подва́л (podválm inan (genitive подва́ла, nominative plural подва́лы, genitive plural подва́лов, relational adjective подва́льный, diminutive подва́льчик)

  1. basement, cellar, vault

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: podvala
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: padval

Further reading

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  • подвал in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru