ануча

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Belarusian

(sense 1) кухонная ануча
(sense 2) апранутыя ў анучы людзі
(sense 3) ануча

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian онуча (onuča), from Proto-Slavic *onuťa. Compare Polish onuca and Ukrainian ону́ча (onúča).

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Noun

ану́ча (anúčaf inan (genitive ану́чы, nominative plural ану́чы, genitive plural ану́ч, relational adjective ану́чны, diminutive ану́чка)

  1. rag (a piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning)
  2. rag (tattered clothes)
    Synonyms: лахманы́ (laxmaný), рыззё (ryzzjó)
  3. (historical) footwrap (a strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing)
    • 2007 February 16, “Беларускае войска адмовіцца ад ботаў і анучаў”, in Naša Niva, archived from the original on 2023-01-09:
      Міністэрства абароны Беларусі абвясціла, што намерана адмовіцца ад ботаў і анучаў. Аб’ява была зробленая ў разгар прызыву. Цяпер жаўнеры будуць абувацца ў сучасныя армейскія чаравікі і шкарпэткі.
      Ministerstva abaróny Bjelarusi abvjascila, što namjerana admóvicca ad bótaŭ i anučaŭ. Abʺjava byla zróbljenaja ŭ razhar pryzyvu. Cjapjer žaŭnjery buducʹ abuvacca ŭ sučasnyja armjejskija čaraviki i škarpetki.
      The Ministry of Defense of Belarus has announced its intention to abandon old-style boots and footwraps. The announcement was made in the midst of the conscription. Now soldiers will wear modern army boots and socks.
  4. (figurative, derogatory) doormat (someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “онуча”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 22 (оддыханье – ость), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 219
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “ануча”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka

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