Macedonian

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Noun

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самострел (samostrelm (plural самострели)

  1. crossbow (mechanized weapon based on the bow), ballista

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Declension of самострел
singular plural
indefinite самострел (samostrel) самострели (samostreli)
definite unspecified самострелот (samostrelot) самострелите (samostrelite)
definite proximal самострелов (samostrelov) самостреливе (samostrelive)
definite distal самострелон (samostrelon) самострелине (samostreline)
vocative самострелу (samostrelu) самострели (samostreli)
count form самострела (samostrela)

Russian

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Etymology

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само- (samo-) +‎ стреля́ть (streljátʹ)

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самостре́л (samostrélm inan or m anim (genitive самостре́ла, nominative plural самостре́лы, genitive plural самостре́лов)

  1. (historical) crossbow
    Synonym: арбале́т (arbalét)
  2. (military slang) self-inflicted wound (by using firearms)
  3. (military slang) a person (usually a soldier) with a self-inflicted wound

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