лифчик
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]лиф (lif, “bodice”) + -чик (-čik, “diminutive suffix”). Doublet of лейб- (lejb-).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ли́фчик • (lífčik) m inan (genitive ли́фчика, nominative plural ли́фчики, genitive plural ли́фчиков)
- brassiere, bra
- Synonym: бюстга́льтер (bjustgálʹter, bjustgálʹtɛr)
- (dated) diminutive of лиф (lif); a (small) bodice
- 1866, Ф. М. Достоевский, Преступление и наказание:
- Я говорила тогда, что ли́фчик надо длиннее кроить и притом в два полотнища.
- Ja govorila togda, što lífčik nado dlinneje kroitʹ i pritom v dva polotnišča.
- I said at the time that the bodice should be cut longer, and made of two widths.
- (military slang) load bearing vest
Declension
[edit]Declension of ли́фчик (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
[edit]- бюстгальтер m (bjustgalʹter)
Descendants
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