мениск
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μηνίσκος (mēnískos).
Compare natively formed Polish łąkotka, łękotka **лякотка (Proto-Slavic *lęťi, *lękъ, *lǫkъ, Russian отля́чить (otljáčitʹ), ля́кий (ljákij), ля́ка (ljáka), лук (luk)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲɪˈnʲisk]
Noun
мени́ск • (menísk) m inan (genitive мени́ска, nominative plural мени́ски, genitive plural мени́сков, relational adjective мени́сковый)
Declension
Declension of мени́ск (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мени́ск menísk |
мени́ски meníski |
| genitive | мени́ска meníska |
мени́сков menískov |
| dative | мени́ску menísku |
мени́скам menískam |
| accusative | мени́ск menísk |
мени́ски meníski |
| instrumental | мени́ском menískom |
мени́сками menískami |
| prepositional | мени́ске meníske |
мени́сках menískax |
Related terms
Related via Ancient Greek μείς (meís):
- менопа́уза f (menopáuza)
- Native
Related via Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s:
- ме́сяц m (mésjac)
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “мениск”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.