проволока

Russian

проволока

Etymology 1

From волочи́ть (voločítʹ, to draw, pull).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprovəɫ(ə)kə]
  • (file)

Noun

про́волока (próvoloka) f inan (genitive про́волоки, nominative plural про́волоки, genitive plural про́волок, relational adjective про́волочный, diminutive про́волочка)

  1. wire (thin thread of metal)
    Synonyms: про́вод (próvod), шнур (šnur)
Declension
  • провола́кивать (provolákivatʹ), проволо́чь (provolóčʹ)
  • про́волочник (próvoločnik)
Descendants
  • Ingrian: proovolka
  • Yakut: боробулуоха (borobuluoqa)

Etymology 2

Related to волоки́та (volokíta, fuss and bother, red tape)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prəvɐˈɫokə]

Noun

проволо́ка (provolóka) f inan (genitive проволо́ки, nominative plural проволо́ки, genitive plural проволо́к)

  1. red tape, drag, delay
Declension
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