Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poltьno, from Proto-Indo-European *polto- (cloth), from Proto-Indo-European *pel-. Doublet of платно́ (platnó), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pəɫɐtˈno]
  • (file)

Noun edit

полотно́ (polotnón inan (genitive полотна́, nominative plural поло́тна, genitive plural поло́тен, relational adjective полотня́ный)

  1. linen
  2. cloth, bunting
  3. canvas
  4. roadbed (of a railroad); embankment
  5. saw web, saw blade
  6. panel
  7. picture, painting

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkmen: polotno
  • Uzbek: polotno

Further reading edit

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