коляска

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

According to Vasmer, this word was documented in Old Russian since 1695 as каслика. It is congnate with Polish kolasa.

By surface analysis, коло (kolo, a wheel) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈlʲaskə]
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Noun

коля́ска • (koljáskaf inan (genitive коля́ски, nominative plural коля́ски, genitive plural коля́сок, relational adjective коля́сочный, diminutive коля́сочка)

  1. baby carriage, stroller, perambulator, pram
    Synonym: де́тская коля́ска (détskaja koljáska)
  2. carriage (and horse), barouche
  3. wheelchair
  4. sidecar, buddy seat

Declension

Derived terms

  • коля́сочник m anim (koljásočnik)

Compound words:

  • мотоколя́ска f (motokoljáska)

Compounds:

  • де́тская коля́ска f (détskaja koljáska)
  • инвали́дная коля́ска f (invalídnaja koljáska)
  • мотоцикле́тная коля́ска f (motociklétnaja koljáska)

Descendants

  • Armenian: կալյասկա (kalyaska), կալասկա (kalaska)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: کالیسکە (kalîske), گالیسکە (galîske)
  • Persian: کالسکه (kâleske)
  • Romanian: caleașcă
  • Ukrainian: Коля́ска (Koljáska)

See also

Further reading