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Etymology edit

Related to сквозь (skvozʹ).

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈskvaʐɨnə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

сква́жина (skvážinaf inan (genitive сква́жины, nominative plural сква́жины, genitive plural сква́жин)

  1. chink, crack, slit, gap, interstice, rift
  2. pore, hole, aperture
  3. borehole, drill hole
    замо́чная сква́жинаzamóčnaja skvážinakeyhole
  4. oil well

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Further reading edit

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