Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French réserve.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rʲɪˈzʲerf]
  • (file)

Noun edit

резе́рв (rezérvm inan (genitive резе́рва, nominative plural резе́рвы, genitive plural резе́рвов)

  1. reserve, reserves (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)
  2. (military) reserve
    • 1904, Леонид Андреев, “Отрывок шестнадцатый”, in Красный смех; English translation from Alexandra Linden, transl., The Red Laugh, London: T. Fisher, 1905:
      Как рассказали родным, он сошел с ума так: они стояли в резерве, когда соседний полк пошел в штыковую атаку.
      Kak rasskazali rodnym, on sošel s uma tak: oni stojali v rezerve, kogda sosednij polk pošel v štykovuju ataku.
      His relatives were told he went mad in the following circumstances: they were in the reserve, while the neighboring regiment was ordered to make a bayonet charge.

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References edit

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

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French réserve.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

резе́рв (rezérvm inan (genitive резе́рву, nominative plural резе́рви, genitive plural резе́рвів)

  1. reserve, reserves (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)
    Synonym: запа́с m (zapás)
  2. (military) reserve

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References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “резерв”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 47

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