руля

See also: руља

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• rula — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrulʲa]

Noun

ру́ля • (rúlja) f inan (genitive ру́лі, nominative plural ру́лі)

1. (firearms) muzzle (the mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from)

   Synonym: ду́ла (dúla)

   • 1932, Kuźma Čorny, Бацькаўшчына, Менск: Беларускае Дзяржаўнае Выдавецтва, page 114:

     Карабінавая руля сачыла за кожным ягоным рухам.

     Karabinavaja rulja sačyla za kóžnym jahónym ruxam.

     The muzzle of a carabine tracked every his movement.

2. (firearms) barrel (a metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged)

   Synonym: ство́л (stvól)

   • 1930, Platon Halavach, Вінаваты, Менск: Беларускае Дзяржаўнае Выдавецтва, page 85:

     Алесь аглядае вінтоўку. Ён адчыніў затвор і праверыў, ці ёсьць у каробцы патроны. Спусьціў паціху курок. Паставіў паміж ног вінтоўку і ласкава пагладзіў рукой яе рулю. Адчуваньне халоднай гладкай сталі заспакойвае.

     Aljesʹ ahljadaje vintóŭku. Jon adčyniŭ zatvór i pravjeryŭ, ci josʹcʹ u karóbcy patróny. Spusʹciŭ pacixu kurók. Pastaviŭ pamiž noh vintóŭku i laskava pahladziŭ rukój jaje rulju. Adčuvanʹnje xalódnaj hladkaj stali zaspakójvaje.

     Aleś is inspecting the rifle. He opened the bolt and checked whether there were cartridges in the box-magazine, slowly pulled the trigger, placed the rifle between his legs and gently stroked its barrel with his hand. The cold smooth steel feels soothing.

Declension

Declension of ру́ля (inan soft fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ру́ля rúlja	ру́лі rúli
genitive	ру́лі rúli	ру́ляў rúljaŭ
dative	ру́лі rúli	ру́лям rúljam
accusative	ру́лю rúlju	ру́лі rúli
instrumental	ру́ляй, ру́ляю rúljaj, rúljaju	ру́лямі rúljami
locative	ру́лі rúli	ру́лях rúljax
count form	—	ру́лі1 rúli1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “руля” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “руля”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʊˈlʲa]

Etymology 1

Noun

руля́ • (ruljá) m inan

1. genitive singular of руль (rulʹ)

Etymology 2

Participle

руля́ • (ruljá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of рули́ть (rulítʹ)