бляха

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Russian

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Бля́ха

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish blacha, from Old High German bleh (metal plate) (whence ultimately also German Blech).

Pronunciation

Noun

бля́ха (bljáxaf inan (genitive бля́хи, nominative plural бля́хи, genitive plural блях, diminutive бля́шка)

  1. badge, plaque
  2. metal plate used in a buckle or for decoration

Declension

Borrowed

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бляха”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бляха”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 97
  • Shansky, N. M. (1965) “бляха”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 146
  • Krylov, G. A. (2004) “бляха”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
  • Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бляха I”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 280

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish blacha, from Old High German bleh (metal plate).

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Noun

бля́ха (bljáxaf inan (genitive бля́хи, nominative plural бля́хи, genitive plural блях, relational adjective бляша́ний)

  1. sheet-iron, especially tinplate
  2. badge, plaque
  3. metal plate used in a buckle or for decoration
  4. (dialectal) baking sheet, baking tray

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