Thread: выдержка

Etymologically "выдержка" derives from the verb "держать" (to hold).
Meanings of выдержка:

1) self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint
2) tenacity; staying power, endurance
3) ripening, ag(e)ing (about wine)
вино двухлетней выдержки — two-year-old wine
4) (photo) exposure
5) extract, excerpt, quotation

All of them are widely used in modern Russian.
It's interesting to see, how languages work, and how a word in one can correspond to multiple words in others. In this case words 1-4 have an obvious common theme: waiting, holding on.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Etymologically "выдержка" derives from the verb "держать" (to hold).
Meanings of выдержка:

1) self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint
2) tenacity; staying power, endurance
3) ripening, ag(e)ing (about wine)
вино двухлетней выдержки — two-year-old wine
4) (photo) exposure
5) extract, excerpt, quotation

All of them are widely used in modern Russian.
It's interesting to see, how languages work, and how a word in one can correspond to multiple words in others. In this case words 1-4 have an obvious common theme: waiting, holding on.

Are there other words like this in Russian language/colloquial? I mean obviously I've looked up synonyms but I'm completed fascinated by the wealth and range of meaning in one word. Or maybe something idiomatic? Thanks for your reply!