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колея

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěja. Related to *kolo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kəlʲɪˈja]
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Noun

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колея́ (kolejáf inan (genitive колеи́, nominative plural колеи́, genitive plural коле́й)

  1. (automotive) rut (mark of wheels on the ground)
  2. (rail transport) gauge (the distance between the rails of a line of railway track)

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “колея”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “колея”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 412