Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic чересло (čereslo), from Proto-Slavic *čerslo. Doublet of чре́сла (črésla).

Pronunciation

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  • че́ресло: IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕerʲɪsɫə]
  • чересло́: IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪrʲɪsˈɫo]

Noun

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че́ресло or чересло́ (čéreslo or čereslón inan (genitive че́ресла or чересла́, nominative plural че́ресла, genitive plural че́ресел)

  1. colter (a vertical cutting blade fixed in front of a plowshare)
  2. (dialectal, in the plural, anatomy) reins, small of the back

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