калитка

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, most likely from *колита (*kolita, door) + -ка (-ka) with akanye, where *колита (*kolita) comes from кол (kol, stake, peg) and its original meaning was "equipped with pegs".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈlʲitkə]
  • (file)

Noun

кали́тка (kalítka) f inan (genitive кали́тки, nominative plural кали́тки, genitive plural кали́ток)

  1. small door in a fence; wicket gate
    садо́вая кали́ткаsadóvaja kalítkagarden gate
  2. (regional) a small pie

Declension

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:калитка.

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), калитка”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Noun

кали́тка (kalýtka) f inan (genitive кали́тки, nominative plural кали́тки)

  1. purse
  2. (tobacco) pouch
  3. (anatomy) scrotum

Declension

References

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