бутафория

Russian

Etymology

Italian buttafuori (assistant director, bouncer) + -ия (-ija), from Italian buttare (to throw) + Italian fuori (out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊtɐˈforʲɪjə]

Noun

бутафо́рия (butafórija) f inan (genitive бутафо́рии, nominative plural бутафо́рии, genitive plural бутафо́рий)

  1. (theater) mockup
  2. (figuratively) sham, fake

Declension

  • бутафо́р (butafór), бутафо́рный (butafórnyj), бутафо́рский (butafórskij), бутафо́рская (butafórskaja)
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