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перо

перо

Macedonian

Noun

перо (pero) n

  1. (rare) feather
  2. quill
  3. shuttlecock

See also


Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (feather, wing), from *peth₂- (to fly). Cognates include Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, wing, feather), Lithuanian sparnas (aviation), and Old Armenian թիռ (tʿiṙ, flight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈro]

Noun

перо́ (peró) n inan (genitive пера́, nominative plural пе́рья, genitive plural пе́рьев)

  1. feather
  2. plume
  3. pen
  4. (criminal slang) knife
  5. (figuratively) fin (of a marine creature)
  6. (cycling) chainstay
  7. (cycling) seatstay

Declension

Related terms


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pěro/
  • Hyphenation: пе‧ро

Noun

пѐро n (Latin spelling pèro)

  1. feather, plume
  2. pen, quill (for writing)
    чов(ј)ек од пера — a man of letters
  3. (figuratively) author, writer
  4. plectrum
  5. spike (on a mace)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (plectrum): плѐктро̄н, тр̏залица

Derived terms

References

  • перо” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [peˈrɔ]

Noun

перо́ (peró) n (genitive пера́, nominative plural пе́ра)

  1. pen
  2. feather

Declension

References

  • Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), перо”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka