полотенце

Russian

Etymology

From полотно́ (polotnó, canvas) + -це (-ce). Compare Old Church Slavonic платьньце (platĭnĭce) and Sanskrit पट (paṭa, cloth, garment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəlɐˈtʲent͡sə]
  • (file)

Noun

полоте́нце (poloténce) n inan (genitive полоте́нца, nominative plural полоте́нца, genitive plural полоте́нец)

  1. towel

Declension

Derived terms

  • полоте́нечный (poloténečnyj)

References

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