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перо

перо

Macedonian

Noun

перо • ‎(pero) n

  1. (rare) feather
  2. quill
  3. shuttlecock

See also

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ‎(“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- ‎(“to fly”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πτερόν ‎(pterón, “wing, feather”), Lithuanian sparnas ‎(“aviation”), and Old Armenian թիռ ‎(tʿiṙ, “flight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈro]

Noun

перо́ • ‎(peró) n inan ‎(genitive пера́, nominative plural пе́рья, genitive plural пе́рьев)

  1. feather
  2. plume
  3. pen
  4. (criminal slang) knife
  5. (figuratively) fin (of a marine creature)
  6. (cycling) chainstay
  7. (cycling) seatstay

Declension

Declension of перо́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d irreg) 
singular plural
nominative перо́
peró 		пе́рья△
pérʹja△
genitive пера́
perá 		пе́рьев△
pérʹjev△
dative перу́
perú 		пе́рьям△
pérʹjam△
accusative перо́
peró 		пе́рья△
pérʹja△
instrumental перо́м
peróm 		пе́рьями△
pérʹjami△
prepositional пере́
peré 		пе́рьях△
pérʹjax△

△ Irregular.

Related terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pěro/
  • Hyphenation: пе‧ро

Noun

пѐро n ‎(Latin spelling pèro)

  1. feather, plume
  2. pen, quill (for writing)
    чов(ј)ек од пера — a man of letters
  3. (figuratively) author, writer
  4. plectrum
  5. spike (on a mace)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (plectrum): плѐктро̄н, тр̏залица

Derived terms

References

  • “перо” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [peˈrɔ]

Noun

перо́ • ‎(peró) n ‎(genitive пера́, nominative plural пе́ра)

  1. pen
  2. feather

Declension

References

  • Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “перо”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka

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