полотенце

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poltьnьce. By surface analysis, полотно́ (polotnó, canvas) +‎ -це (-ce). Compare Old Church Slavonic платьньце (platĭnĭce) and Sanskrit पट (paṭa, cloth, garment).

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Noun

полоте́нце (poloténcen inan (genitive полоте́нца, nominative plural полоте́нца, genitive plural полоте́нец, relational adjective полоте́нечный, diminutive полоте́нчико)

  1. towel

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “полотно”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress