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гравий

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gravier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡravʲɪj]
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Noun

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гра́вий (grávijm inan (genitive гра́вия, nominative plural гра́вии, genitive plural гра́виев)

  1. gravel
    • 1904, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], chapter III, in Белый пудель; English translation from Anthony Briggs, transl., Arthur, the White Poodle, London: Hesperus Press Limited, 2012:
      Доро́жки са́да бы́ли усы́паны ро́вным кру́пным гра́вием, хрусте́вшим под нога́ми, а с боко́в обста́влены больши́ми ро́зовыми ра́ковинами.
      Doróžki sáda býli usýpany róvnym krúpnym grávijem, xrustévšim pod nogámi, a s bokóv obstávleny bolʹšími rózovymi rákovinami.
      The garden paths had been evenly scattered with a covering of rough gravel that crunched underfoot, and the borders were made of big pink shells.

Usage notes

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  • The word is usually only encountered in the singular.

Declension

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