ружьё

See also: ружье

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ружьё

ружьё • (ružʹjó) n inan (genitive ружья́, nominative plural ру́жья, genitive plural ру́жей, diminutive ружьецо́)

shotgun, musket, rifle
двуство́льное ружьё ― dvustvólʹnoje ružʹjó ― double-barreled shotgun

помповое ружьё ― pompovoje ružʹjó ― pump-action shotgun

противота́нковое ружьё ― protivotánkovoje ružʹjó ― antitank rifle

духово́е ружьё ― duxovóje ružʹjó ― air rifle
a device resembling such a firearm
фоторужьё ― fotoružʹjó ― "rifle stock" (for a camera)

подво́дное ружьё ― podvódnoje ružʹjó ― spear gun
(obsolete) weapon, arm

Although the term embraces almost any long-barreled firearm (except those capable of automatic fire), nowadays it is mostly used to refer to a smoothbore hunting shotgun (synonym: охо́тничье ружьё (oxótničʹje ružʹjó)).

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Pre-reform declension of ружьё (inan neut-form vowel-stem accent-d irreg)

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