шлюп

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch sloep, from Middle French chaloupe, chaloppe, from Old French eschalope, escalope (via PIE related to Old Church Slavonic сколика (skolika, shell), English shell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂlʲup]
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Noun

шлюп • (šljupm inan (genitive шлю́па, nominative plural шлю́пы, genitive plural шлю́пов)

  1. (nautical) sloop (single-masted sailboat)
  2. (historical, military) sloop-of-war (warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns)
  3. (historical, military) Shoreham-class sloop

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: şlyup
  • Belarusian: шлюп (šljup)
  • Ukrainian: шлюп (šljup)

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