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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French châssis. Ultimately from Latin capsa. Doublet of ка́псула (kápsula), ка́псюль (kápsjulʹ), ка́сса (kássa), and кассе́та (kasséta).
Pronunciation
Noun
шасси́ • (šassí) n inan (indeclinable)
- landing gear
- chassis
References
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “шасси”, 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 404