мортира
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɐrˈtʲirə]
Noun
морти́ра • (mortíra) f inan (genitive морти́ры, nominative plural морти́ры, genitive plural морти́р, relational adjective морти́рный, diminutive морти́рка)
Usage notes
- Russian distinguishes between миномёт (minomjót, “lightweight, often portable artillery piece which transmits recoil to a base plate”) and морти́ра (mortíra, “heavy, large-bore cannon”); in English, both types of weapons are referred to as mortars.
Declension
Declension of морти́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | морти́ра mortíra |
морти́ры mortíry |
| genitive | морти́ры mortíry |
морти́р mortír |
| dative | морти́ре mortíre |
морти́рам mortíram |
| accusative | морти́ру mortíru |
морти́ры mortíry |
| instrumental | морти́рой, морти́рою mortíroj, mortíroju |
морти́рами mortírami |
| prepositional | морти́ре mortíre |
морти́рах mortírax |
Derived terms
- морти́рщик m anim (mortírščik)
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “мортира”, 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.