корабль

Old Church Slavonic

корабл҄ь in the Bulgarian Church Slavonic Tetraevangelia of Ivan Alexander, 1356. The word itself appears in the fourth line.

Noun

корабл҄ь (korablʹĭ) m

  1. ship
  2. boat

Synonyms

References

  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic корабль (korablĭ), from Proto-Slavic *korabjь, old borrowing from Ancient Greek καράβιον (karábion) or κάραβος (kárabos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈrablʲ]
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Noun

кора́бль (koráblʹ) m inan (genitive корабля́, nominative plural корабли́, genitive plural корабле́й)

  1. ship, liner
    спи́сывать/списа́ть с корабля́spísyvatʹ/spisátʹ s korabljáto transfer/post from a ship
  2. (formally) warship
  3. (architecture) nave
  4. (figuratively) match box for marijuana, by consonance with коробок (korobok)

Usage notes

  • In modern technical and formal usage, корабль refers to warships. Informally, can refer to various large ships. Historically, referred to square-rigged sailing ships, similarly to the historical sense of the English word "ship".

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