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Russian
Etymology
Uncertain; perhaps related to щего́л (ščegól, “goldfinch”) or Polish szczególny (“special, particular”).
Pronunciation
Noun
щёголь • (ščógolʹ) m anim (genitive щёголя, nominative plural щёголи, genitive plural щёголей)
- dandy, fop, beau
- spotted redshank, spotshank (Tringa erythropus)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щёголь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress