жалюзи

Russian

Alternative forms

  • жалузи (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French jalousie.

Pronunciation

  • жалюзи́: IPA(key): [ʐəlʲʉˈzʲi]
  • желюзи́: IPA(key): [ʐɨlʲʉˈzʲi] (phonetic respelling: желюзи́)
  • жа́люзи: IPA(key): [ˈʐalʲʉzʲɪ] (proscribed)
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Noun

жалюзи́ • (žaljuzín inan pl (indeclinable)

  1. blind, jalousie

Usage notes

  • The accent pattern "жа́люзи" is non-standard.
  • The term is officially indeclinable, can be used as neuter singular or as plural. It can be declinable in non-standard Russian.

Descendants

  • Estonian: žalusii

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