Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *polsa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəɫɐˈsa]
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Noun

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полоса́ (polosáf inan (genitive полосы́, nominative plural по́лосы, genitive plural поло́с, diminutive поло́ска)

  1. stripe, strip, streak
  2. belt, zone
  3. bar
  4. field
  5. lane

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ter Sami: поалас (poalas)

Further reading

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