кювет

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuvette. Further from Latin cūpa + -ittus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲʉˈvʲet]

Noun

кюве́т • (kjuvétm inan (genitive кюве́та, nominative plural кюве́ты, genitive plural кюве́тов)

  1. ditch (along a road)
  2. (military) cunette, cuvette
  3. (dated) moat

Declension

Doublet via French cuvette:

Related via Latin cūpa:

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