балахон

Russian

Alternative forms
  • балахна́ (balaxná)

Etymology

Unclear. Formerly unsuccessfully derived from Persian بالا جامه‎ (bālā jāme, “upper dress”) or Turkic. May be related to бала́хтать (baláxtatʹ, “splash”), бала́хтаться (baláxtatʹsja, “gad”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bəlɐˈxon]
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Noun

балахо́н • (balaxón) m inan (genitive балахо́на, nominative plural балахо́ны, genitive plural балахо́нов)

  1. (historical) loose peasant overgarment made of sackcloth or twill
  2. (colloquial) loose-fitting robe

Declension
Declension of балахо́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative балахо́н
balaxón		 балахо́ны
balaxóny
genitive балахо́на
balaxóna		 балахо́нов
balaxónov
dative балахо́ну
balaxónu		 балахо́нам
balaxónam
accusative балахо́н
balaxón		 балахо́ны
balaxóny
instrumental балахо́ном
balaxónom		 балахо́нами
balaxónami
prepositional балахо́не
balaxóne		 балахо́нах
balaxónax

References
  • Anikin, A. Je. (2008), “балахна́ I”, in Russkij etimologičeskij slovarʹ [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Rukopisnyje pamjatniki Drevnej Rusi, page 129
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