коленкор
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably borrowed from French calencar, ultimately from Persian. Alternatively, although phonologically less likely, perhaps borrowed from French calicot. Ushakov hypothesizes that the term is a blend of the two French borrowings.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]коленко́р • (kolenkór) m inan (genitive коленко́ра, nominative plural коленко́ры, genitive plural коленко́ров, relational adjective коленко́ровый)
- (textiles) calico (rough cotton cloth)
- (textiles) buckram (coarse muslin stiffened with starch, size, or glue, used in bookbinding or as backing for garments)
- (colloquial) thing, business
- Synonym: де́ло (délo)
- совсе́м друго́й коленко́р ― sovsém drugój kolenkór ― night and day (literally, “something entirely different”)
Declension
[edit]Declension of коленко́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | коленко́р kolenkór |
коленко́ры kolenkóry |
genitive | коленко́ра kolenkóra |
коленко́ров kolenkórov |
dative | коленко́ру kolenkóru |
коленко́рам kolenkóram |
accusative | коленко́р kolenkór |
коленко́ры kolenkóry |
instrumental | коленко́ром kolenkórom |
коленко́рами kolenkórami |
prepositional | коленко́ре kolenkóre |
коленко́рах kolenkórax |
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “коленкор”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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