силок

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

сило (silo) +‎ -о́к (-ók), further from Proto-Slavic *sidlo, akin to сеть (setʹ). The relation with си́ла (síla) (mentioned by Dahl) is secondary (folk etymology).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲɪˈɫok]

Noun

сило́к • (silókm inan (genitive силка́, nominative plural силки́, genitive plural силко́в)

  1. snare, loose, clap-net

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сило”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “силок”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

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