вензель

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish węzeł, from Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ. Doublet of у́зел (úzel), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲen⁽ʲ⁾zʲɪlʲ]

Noun

ве́нзель (vénzelʹ) m inan (genitive ве́нзеля, nominative plural вензеля́, genitive plural вензеле́й)

  1. monogram
    писа́ть/выпи́сывать вензеля́
    pisátʹ/vypísyvatʹ venzeljá
    to cut figures/capers; to stagger/weave/reel along (of a drunken person)

Declension

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