кожан
Russian
Etymology
From ко́жа (kóža, “leather, skin”). By surface analysis, ко́жа (kóža) + -ан (-an). Cognate with Belarusian кажа́н (kažán), Ukrainian кажа́н (kažán).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈʐan]
Noun
кожа́н • (kožán) m anim (genitive кожана́, nominative plural кожаны́, genitive plural кожано́в)
- serotine (any of several small bats of the genus Eptesicus)
- leather coat, leather jacket
- Synonym: ко́жанка (kóžanka)
Declension
Declension of кожа́н (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b)
Related terms
- кожу́х m (kožúx)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кожан”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress