штаны

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Belarusian

Etymology

Derived from a Turkic language.

Pronunciation

Noun

штаны́ (štaným inan pl (genitive штано́ў, plural only)

  1. (plural only) trousers, pants

Declension

References

  • штаны” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Etymology

Derived from a Turkic language. Etymologically analyzable as ('inside') + ton ('garment').

Pronunciation

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Noun

штаны́ (štaným inan pl (genitive штано́в, plural only, diminutive штани́шки)

  1. (plural only) trousers, pants
    Synonym: брю́ки f pl (brjúki)
    Meronym: штани́на f (štanína)
    • 1925, Михаил Булгаков , “Глава 8. История в совхозе”, in Роковые яйца; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., The Fateful Eggs, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:
      Ему́ показа́лось, что моро́з уда́рил внеза́пно в а́вгустовский день, а пе́ред глаза́ми ста́ло так су́меречно, то́чно он гляде́л на со́лнце сквозь ле́тние штаны́.
      Jemú pokazálosʹ, što moróz udáril vnezápno v ávgustovskij denʹ, a péred glazámi stálo tak súmerečno, tóčno on gljadél na sólnce skvozʹ létnije štaný.
      He turned to ice on the warm August day, and everything went dark before his eyes as if he were looking at the sun through his summer trousers.

Usage notes

In higher speech registers (including marketing context), the word tends to be avoided, usually replaced with брюки.

Declension

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Phrases

Descendants

  • Yakut: ыстаан (ıstaan)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “штаны”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “штаны”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 424
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “штаны”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “штаны”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 548

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