мортира

Russian

Мортира

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐrˈtʲirə]

Noun

морти́ра • (mortíra) f inan (genitive морти́ры, nominative plural морти́ры, genitive plural морти́р)

1. (historical, military) mortar (heavy, large-bore, short-barreled cannon used for indirect fire)

Usage notes

• Russian distinguishes between миномёт (minomjót, “lightweight, often portable artillery piece which transmits recoil to a base plate”) and морти́ра (mortíra, “heavy, large-bore cannon”); in English, both types of weapons are referred to as mortars.

Declension

Declension of морти́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	морти́ра mortíra	морти́ры mortíry
genitive	морти́ры mortíry	морти́р mortír
dative	морти́ре mortíre	морти́рам mortíram
accusative	морти́ру mortíru	морти́ры mortíry
instrumental	морти́рой, морти́рою mortíroj, mortíroju	морти́рами mortírami
prepositional	морти́ре mortíre	морти́рах mortírax

Related terms

• морти́рный (mortírnyj)