кольцо

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic кольце (kolĭce), a diminutive from коло n (kolo, wheel, circle) +‎ -ьце (-ĭce, suffix forming diminutives of neuters), the former from Proto-Slavic *kȍlo (wheel), whence Russian колесо́ (kolesó, wheel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐlʲˈt͡so]
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Noun

кольцо́ • (kolʹcón inan (genitive кольца́, nominative plural ко́льца, genitive plural коле́ц, relational adjective кольцево́й, diminutive коле́чко)

  1. (mathematics) ring
  2. hoop
  3. webring
  4. (colloquial) roundabout (a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mari:
    • Eastern Mari: кольча (koĺča)
    • Western Mari: кольца (koĺca)
  • Komi-Zyrian: кольча (koľća), (dialectal) количо (koľićo)
  • Sami:
    • Skolt Sami: kåʹlcc
    • Kildin Sami: куэӆӆьц (kuel̥l̥’c)
    • Ter Sami: кыэӆӆьца (kïel̥l̥ʼca)
  • Udmurt: кульчо (kuľćo)