скатерть

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Russian

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Etymology

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Three hypotheses exist:

  1. From Proto-Slavic *dъskatьrtь. By surface analysis, доска́ (doská, board, plank) +‎ тере́ть (terétʹ, to rub). Compare with ру́котерть (rúkotertʹ, towel) as рука́ (ruká, hand, arm) +‎ тере́ть (terétʹ, to rub), Latin manutergium (hand towel) as manus (hand) +‎ tergeō (to rub, wipe, clean) +‎ -ium.
  2. From Proto-Slavic *ska + Proto-Slavic *tьrtь, thus making it cognate with скать (skatʹ).
  3. From German Schetter (also written Schechter), a regional term for a rigid loincloth.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈskatʲɪrtʲ]
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Noun

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ска́терть (skátertʹf inan (genitive ска́терти, nominative plural ска́терти, genitive plural скатерте́й, relational adjective ска́тертный, diminutive скатёрка or скатёрочка)

  1. tablecloth (a cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: ыскаатар (ıskaatar)

References

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