фляга

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фляги

Etymology

Back-formation (as if it were a diminutive) from фля́жка (fljážka), older фляшка (fljaška), borrowed from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ. Compare Old High German flasca (Modern German Flasche), English flask.

Pronunciation

Noun

фля́га (fljágaf inan (genitive фля́ги, nominative plural фля́ги, genitive plural фляг)

  1. canteen (water bottle)
  2. can (large cylindrical aluminum container with lid or cover, intended to hold liquids)

Declension

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