шестерня

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian шестерня (šesternja, “small lantern wheel”), from Middle Russian шесть (šestʹ, “six”) because these wheels were often made with six pins (even though numbers up to ten were also common)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂɨsʲtʲɪrˈnʲa]

Noun

шестерня́ • (šesternjá) f inan (genitive шестерни́, nominative plural шестерни́, genitive plural шестерне́й)

1. six-in-hand, six horses harnessed together

Declension

Declension of шестерня́ (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	шестерня́ šesternjá	шестерни́ šesterní
genitive	шестерни́ šesterní	шестерне́й šesternéj
dative	шестерне́ šesterné	шестерня́м šesternjám
accusative	шестерню́ šesternjú	шестерни́ šesterní
instrumental	шестернёй, шестернёю šesternjój, šesternjóju	шестерня́ми šesternjámi
prepositional	шестерне́ šesterné	шестерня́х šesternjáx

Noun

шестерня́ • (šesternjá) f inan (genitive шестерни́, nominative plural шестерни́, genitive plural шестерён)

1. cogwheel, gear wheel
2. (dated) pinion, smaller of two gear wheels
3. (obsolete) small lantern wheel

Declension

Declension of шестерня́ (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-b reduc irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	шестерня́ šesternjá	шестерни́ šesterní
genitive	шестерни́ šesterní	шестерён△ šesterjón△
dative	шестерне́ šesterné	шестерня́м šesternjám
accusative	шестерню́ šesternjú	шестерни́ šesterní
instrumental	шестернёй, шестернёю šesternjój, šesternjóju	шестерня́ми šesternjámi
prepositional	шестерне́ šesterné	шестерня́х šesternjáx

^△ Irregular.