полоз

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *polzъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpoləs]

Noun

по́лоз (póloz) m inan (genitive по́лоза, nominative plural поло́зья, genitive plural поло́зьев)

  1. sled runner
    • Лев Толстой, Хозяин и работник 1895
      До́брый жеребе́ц с лёгким скри́пом поло́зьев сдви́нул са́ни и бо́йкой хо́дою тро́нулся по нака́танной в посёлке моро́зной доро́ге
      Dóbryj žerebéc s ljóxkim skrípom polózʹjev sdvínul sáni i bójkoj xódoju trónulsja po nakátannoj v posjólke moróznoj doróge
      The obedient horse pushed the sled, whose runners coyly queaked, and with pert trot began marching the frozen hamlet road
  2. (technical) a smooth, flat surface, bent upwards in the front and meant for sliding, such as a sled runner

Declension

Noun

по́лоз (póloz) m anim (genitive по́лоза, nominative plural по́лозы, genitive plural по́лозов)

  1. racer (snake)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), полоз”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
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