фляга

See also: флага

Russian

Etymology

Back-formation from фля́жка (fljážka) (as if it were a diminutive), older фляшка (fljaška), borrowed from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ. Compare Old High German flasca (Modern German Flasche), English flask.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈflʲaɡə]

Noun

фля́га • (fljágaf inan (genitive фля́ги, nominative plural фля́ги, genitive plural фляг)

  1. canteen (water bottle)
  2. can (large cylindrical aluminum container with lid or cover, intended to hold liquids)

Declension

See also

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. (1999) “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