столб

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stɔɫp]

Noun

столб • (stolbm (diminutive столпче)

  1. post, pole, pillar, column

Declension

Declension of столб
singular plural
indefinite столб (stolb) столбови (stolbovi)
definite unspecified столбот (stolbot) столбовите (stolbovite)
definite proximal столбов (stolbov) столбовиве (stolbovive)
definite distal столбон (stolbon) столбовине (stolbovine)
vocative столбу (stolbu) столбови (stolbovi)
count form столба (stolba)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic стлъба (stlŭba, summit), Lithuanian stul̃bas, Latvian stulbs, Old Norse stolpi (pillar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stoɫp]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: столп (stolp)

Noun

столб • (stolbm inan (genitive столба́, nominative plural столбы́, genitive plural столбо́в, relational adjective столбово́й, diminutive сто́лбик)

  1. post, pole, pillar, column
    фона́рный столбfonárnyj stolblamppost
    телегра́фный столбtelegráfnyj stolbtelephone pole
    засты́ть как соляно́й столбzastýtʹ kak soljanój stolbto freeze like a pillar of salt

Declension

  • столби́ть impf (stolbítʹ), застолби́ть pf (zastolbítʹ)
  • остолбене́ть pf (ostolbenétʹ)

Descendants

  • Georgian: სტოლბა (sṭolba)
  • Kildin Sami: стуэлльп (stuell’p)
  • Yakut: остуолба (ostuolba)

References

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