шнеллер

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schneller, also a part of guns, from schnellen (to move into a certain direction while accelerating) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂnʲelʲɪr]

Noun

шне́ллер • (šnéllerm inan (genitive шне́ллера, nominative plural шне́ллеры, genitive plural шне́ллеров)

  1. (firearms) set trigger, hair-trigger
  2. the lock which fixes the belt that attaches the stirrup to the saddle (which belt is called пу́тля (pútlja))

Declension