портниха

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Russian

Etymology

портно́й (portnój) +‎ -и́ха (-íxa)

Pronunciation

Noun

портни́ха (portníxaf anim (genitive портни́хи, nominative plural портни́хи, genitive plural портни́х, masculine портно́й)

  1. female equivalent of портно́й (portnój): female dressmaker, female tailor
    Synonyms: швея́ (švejá), моди́стка (modístka), шве́йка (švéjka)
    • 1885, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Житейская мелочь; English translation from John Middleton Murry, transl., A Trifling Occurrence, 1915:
      — До́брый ве́чер, Никола́й Ильи́ч! — услы́шал он де́тский го́лос. — Ма́ма сейча́с придёт. Она́ пошла́ с Со́ней к портни́хе.
      — Dóbryj véčer, Nikoláj Ilʹíč! — uslýšal on détskij gólos. — Máma sejčás pridjót. Oná pošlá s Sónej k portníxe.
      "Good evening, Nicolai Ilyich," he suddenly heard a child's voice say. "Mother will be in in a moment. She's gone to the dressmaker's with Sonya."
  2. tailorbird

Declension