брюки
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch broek. First attested in the eighteenth century, but became more popular a hundred years later. Compare English breeches.
Pronunciation
Noun
брю́ки • (brjúki) f inan pl (genitive брюк, plural only, relational adjective брю́чный, diminutive брю́чки)
Declension
Declension of брю́ки (inan pl-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of брю́ки (inan pl-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Meronyms
- брю́чина f (brjúčina, “trouser leg”)
Derived terms
- брю́чина f (brjúčina)
- ру́ки в брю́ки (rúki v brjúki)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брюки”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “брюки”, 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 115