Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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