ливрея

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French livrée. Ultimately from Latin līber. Doublet of либера́льный (liberálʹnyj). Akin to Russian лю́ди (ljúdi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈvrʲejə]

Noun

ливре́я • (livréja) f inan (genitive ливре́и, nominative plural ливре́и, genitive plural ливре́й, relational adjective ливре́йный)

1. livery (in bourgeois houses and courts, the uniforms of a special cut and a certain color for waiters, porters, coachmen and other servants)
2. (historical) livery (ceremonial dress of knights and courtiers indicating allegeance to a particular overlord)
3. livery (proprietary coloring of a vehicle or airplane indicating its service and ownership by a particular company)

Declension

Declension of ливре́я (inan fem-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ливре́я livréja	ливре́и livréi
genitive	ливре́и livréi	ливре́й livréj
dative	ливре́е livréje	ливре́ям livréjam
accusative	ливре́ю livréju	ливре́и livréi
instrumental	ливре́ей, ливре́ею livréjej, livréjeju	ливре́ями livréjami
prepositional	ливре́е livréje	ливре́ях livréjax

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ливрея”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “ливрея”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 480