пяльцы
See also: пальцы
Russian
Alternative forms
- пя́льца n pl (pjálʹca)
- пя́льце n sg (pjálʹce)
Etymology
From пя́лить (pjálitʹ, “to stretch tight, tauten”) + -цы (-cy), a back-formation from пя́ло (pjálo, “frame onto which leather is stretched”), from Proto-Slavic *pędlo, from *pęti (“to stretch”) + *-dlo.
Compare Ukrainian п'я́льці (pʺjálʹci), п'я́льця (pʺjálʹcja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpʲælʲt͡sɨ]
Noun
пя́льцы • (pjálʹcy) f inan pl, m inan pl (genitive пя́лец or пя́льцев, plural only)
- embroidery hoop, tambour frame
Declension
Declension of пя́льцы (inan pl-only fem/masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc)
plural | |
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nominative | пя́льцы pjálʹcy |
genitive | пя́лец, пя́льцев pjálec, pjálʹcev |
dative | пя́льцам pjálʹcam |
accusative | пя́льцы pjálʹcy |
instrumental | пя́льцами pjálʹcami |
prepositional | пя́льцах pjálʹcax |
Pre-reform declension of пя́льцы (inan pl-only fem/masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc)
plural | |
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nominative | пя́льцы pjálʹcy |
genitive | пя́лецъ, пя́льцевъ pjálec, pjálʹcev |
dative | пя́льцамъ pjálʹcam |
accusative | пя́льцы pjálʹcy |
instrumental | пя́льцами pjálʹcami |
prepositional | пя́льцахъ pjálʹcax |