карьер

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈrʲjer]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French carrière. Further from Latin carrāria, from Latin carrus.

Noun

карье́р • (karʹjérm inan (genitive карье́ра, nominative plural карье́ры, genitive plural карье́ров, relational adjective карье́рный)

  1. full gallop
Declension
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Etymology 2

Several steps omitting from Vulgar Latin *quadrāria, from Latin quadrāre (to make four-corned, square; cut into a square), from Latin quadrus.

Noun

карье́р • (karʹjérm inan (genitive карье́ра, nominative plural карье́ры, genitive plural карье́ров, relational adjective карье́рный)

  1. open-pit mine; quarry; sandpit
    Hyponyms: каменоло́мня (kamenolómnja), песча́ный карье́р (pesčányj karʹjér)
Declension

Related via Latin quattuor:

Native

Related via Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres:

See also

Etymology 3

Noun

карье́р • (karʹjérf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of карье́ра (karʹjéra)