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Russian
Etymology
From older фляшка (fljaška), borrowed from a Germanic language, from Old High German flasca, from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ. Compare Old High German flasca (Modern German Flasche), English flask. Doublet of флако́н (flakón) and фиа́ско (fiásko).
Pronunciation
Noun
фля́жка • (fljážka) f inan (genitive фля́жки, nominative plural фля́жки, genitive plural фля́жек)
- flask, hip flask (container for a small amount of beverage)
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “фляжка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “фляга”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 318