поворот

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *povortъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəvɐˈrot]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ot

Noun

поворо́т • (povorótm inan (genitive поворо́та, nominative plural поворо́ты, genitive plural поворо́тов, relational adjective поворо́тный)

  1. turn (a change of direction or orientation)
  2. curve
  3. (slang) break (a significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention)

Declension

Synonyms

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *povortъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔwɔˈrɔt]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

поворо́т • (povorótm inan (genitive поворо́ту, nominative plural поворо́ти, genitive plural поворо́тів)

  1. turn, turning, pivot (a change of direction or orientation)
  2. corner, turning (of a path, road, street, etc.: turn or deviation from a straight course)
  3. (figurative) turn, turnaround (change in circumstance)
    Synonym: перело́м m (perelóm)
  4. (figurative) twist (an unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.)
    поворо́т сюже́туpovorót sjužétuplot twist
    сюже́тний поворо́тsjužétnyj povorótplot twist

Declension

Declension of поворо́т
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative поворо́т
povorót
поворо́ти
povoróty
genitive поворо́ту
povorótu
поворо́тів
povorótiv
dative поворо́тові, поворо́ту
povorótovi, povorótu
поворо́там
povorótam
accusative поворо́т
povorót
поворо́ти
povoróty
instrumental поворо́том
povorótom
поворо́тами
povorótamy
locative поворо́ті
povoróti
поворо́тах
povorótax
vocative поворо́те
povoróte
поворо́ти
povoróty

Derived terms

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