полотно

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *poltьno, from Proto-Indo-European *polto- (“cloth”). Doublet of платно́ (platnó), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pəlɐtˈno]
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Noun

полотно́ • (polotnó) n inan (genitive полотна́, nominative plural поло́тна, genitive plural поло́тен)

  1. linen
  2. cloth, bunting
  3. canvas
  4. roadbed (of a railroad); embankment
  5. saw web, saw blade
  6. panel
  7. picture, painting

Declension
Declension of полотно́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d reduc) 
singular plural
nominative полотно́
polotnó		 поло́тна
polótna
genitive полотна́
polotná		 поло́тен
polóten
dative полотну́
polotnú		 поло́тнам
polótnam
accusative полотно́
polotnó		 поло́тна
polótna
instrumental полотно́м
polotnóm		 поло́тнами
polótnami
prepositional полотне́
polotné		 поло́тнах
polótnax

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “полотно”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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