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 • (fljága) f inan (genitive фля́ги, nominative plural фля́ги, genitive plural фляг)
- canteen (water bottle)
- can (large cylindrical aluminum container with lid or cover, intended to hold liquids)
Declension
Declension of фля́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of фля́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
See also
- пло́ская фля́жка f (plóskaja fljážka)
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