шасси

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French châssis. Ultimately from Latin capsa. Doublet of ка́псула (kápsula), ка́псюль (kápsjulʹ), ка́сса (kássa), and кассе́та (kasséta).

Pronunciation

  • шасси́: IPA(key): [ʂɐˈsʲi]
  • ша́сси: IPA(key): [ˈʂasʲ(ː)ɪ] (proscribed)
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Noun

шасси́ • (šassí) n inan (indeclinable)

  1. landing gear
  2. chassis

References

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “шасси”, 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 404
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