Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic снасть (snastĭ, tool, weapon, armor). Probably related to dialectal сна́дить (snáditʹ, to put together, to fasten together).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

снасть (snastʹf inan (genitive сна́сти, nominative plural сна́сти, genitive plural сна́стей)

  1. tackle
    рыболо́вная снастьrybolóvnaja snastʹfishing tackle
  2. (nautical, usually in the plural) rope, rigging

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References edit

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