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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish rycząg (pin on the front axle of a cart).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɨˈt͡ɕak]
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Noun

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рыча́г (ryčágm inan (genitive рычага́, nominative plural рычаги́, genitive plural рычаго́в, relational adjective рыча́жный, diminutive рычажо́к)

  1. lever (rigid thing turning about an axis, used for transmitting and modifying force and motion)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Turkmen: ryçag

Further reading

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