рында
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
ры́нда • (rýnda) m anim (genitive ры́нды, nominative plural ры́нды, genitive plural рынд)
- (historical) an armor-bearer or bodyguard of a Muscovite tsar
Declension edit
Declension of ры́нда (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Synonyms edit
- (armor-bearer): оружено́сец (oruženósec)
- (bodyguard): телохрани́тель (teloxranítelʹ)
Etymology 2 edit
From a mondegreen of English “ring the bell”, a British officer's command interpreted as «ры́нду бей» («rýndu bej», “strike the rynda”) by Russian sailors.
Noun edit
ры́нда • (rýnda) f inan (genitive ры́нды, nominative plural ры́нды, genitive plural рынд)
- (nautical) three triple strikes of a ship's bell marking noon in Russian naval tradition
- (informal) a ship's bell
Declension edit
Declension of ры́нда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Synonyms edit
- (ship's bell): судово́й ко́локол (sudovój kólokol), корабе́льный ко́локол (korabélʹnyj kólokol)
Coordinate terms edit
- (strike of a ship's bell): скля́нка (skljánka)