Macedonian

Noun

весло • ‎(veslo) n

1. oar, paddle

Inflection

Old Church Slavonic

Noun

весло • ‎(veslo) n

1. oar

Russian

Вёсла.

Etymology

From Old East Slavic весло ‎(veslo), from Proto-Slavic *veslo ‎(“oar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪsˈlo]

Noun

весло́ • ‎(vesló) n inan ‎(genitive весла́, nominative plural вёсла, genitive plural вёсел)

1. oar, paddle, scull
2. (criminal slang) spoon
3. (slang) rifle, especially a sniper rifle (which looks like an oar)

Declension

Related terms

• вёсельный ‎(vjóselʹnyj)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “весло”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *veslo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋěslo/
• Hyphenation: ве‧сло

Noun

вѐсло n ‎(Latin spelling vèslo)

1. oar

Declension