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ружьё
ружьё
See also: ружье
Russian
Noun
ружьё • (ružʹjó) n inan (genitive ружья́, nominative plural ру́жья, genitive plural ру́жей)
- shotgun, musket, rifle
- двуствольное ружьё — double-barreled shotgun
- помповое ружьё — pump-action shotgun
- противотанковое ружьё — antitank rifle
- духовое ружьё — air rifle
- device resembling such a firearm, e.g.:
Usage notes
- Although the term embraces almost any long-barreled firearm (except those capable of automatic fire), nowadays it is mostly used to refer to a smoothbore hunting shotgun (synonym: охотничье ружьё (oxotničʹje ružʹjó)).
Declension
Declension of ружьё (inan neut-form vowel-stem accent-d irreg)
Derived terms
- Diminutive forms
- ружьецо́ (ružʹjecó)
- ружьишко (ružʹiško)
- ружбайка (ružbajka)
Related terms
- ору́жие n (orúžije)
- вооружа́ть (vooružátʹ)