тесёмка

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Russian

Etymology

тесьма́ (tesʹmá) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

Noun

тесёмка (tesjómkaf inan (genitive тесёмки, nominative plural тесёмки, genitive plural тесёмок)

  1. (colloquial) diminutive of тесьма́ (tesʹmá): (small) ribbon, band, tape
    • 1887, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Тиф; English translation from Samuel Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan, transl., Typhus, 1920:
      Он ра́довался своему́ дыха́нию, своему́ сме́ху, ра́довался, что существу́ет графи́н, потоло́к, луч, тесёмка на занаве́ске.
      On rádovalsja svojemú dyxániju, svojemú sméxu, rádovalsja, što suščestvújet grafín, potolók, luč, tesjómka na zanavéske.
      He was delighted with his breathing and with his laughter; he was delighted with the existence of the water-bottle, the ceiling, the sun beam, the ribbon on the curtain.

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