запястье

Russian

Etymology

From за- (za-) + пясть (pjastʹ) + -ье (-ʹje).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈpʲæsʲtʲje]
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Noun

запя́стье (zapjástʹje) n inan (genitive запя́стья, nominative plural запя́стья, genitive plural запя́стий)

  1. (anatomy) wrist
    • он вдруг ме́тко схвати́л меня́ за запя́стье чуть вла́жной у́зкой ладо́нью. — Viktor Pelevin, in Omon Ra
      He suddenly grabbed me neatly by the wrist with a slightly damp narrow hand.

Declension

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