столбняк

Russian

Etymology

from столбенеть (stolbenetʹ) (to freeze, lose control of movement, especially from fear). Further from столб (stolb) (pillar, column).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stɐɫbˈnʲak]

Noun

столбня́к • (stolbnjákm inan (genitive столбняка́, nominative plural столбняки́, genitive plural столбняко́в)

  1. (pathology) tetanus

Declension

  • столбняковый (stolbnjakovyj), столбнячный (stolbnjačnyj)