Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic пятьно (pjatĭno, brand, sign), from Proto-Slavic *pętьno (trace, sign), from *pęta (heel).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪtˈno]
  • (file)

Noun edit

пятно́ (pjatnón inan (genitive пятна́, nominative plural пя́тна, genitive plural пя́тен, diminutive пя́тнышко)

  1. spot, mark
  2. blot, blemish, stain
  3. (by extension) blemish, stain (a defamatory fact)

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