блуза

See also: блюза

Bulgarian

блуза

Etymology

Borrowed from French blouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫuzɐ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uzɐ

Noun

блу́за • (blúza) f (diminutive блу́зка)

1. blouse (loose-fitting upper garment)
2. (by generalization) light overwear

Declension

Declension of блу́за

	singular	plural
indefinite	блу́за blúza	блу́зи blúzi
definite	блу́зата blúzata	блу́зите blúzite

Coordinate terms

• жаке́т (žakét, “jacket”)
• ку́ртка (kúrtka, “light jacket”)
• руба́шка (rubáška, “work blouse”)
• срака (sraka, “old-style blouse”) (obsolete)

References

• “блуза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “блуза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫuza]

Noun

блуза • (bluza) f (diminutive блузичка or блузиче)

1. blouse

Declension

Declension of блуза

	singular	plural
indefinite	блуза (bluza)	блузи (bluzi)
definite unspecified	блузата (bluzata)	блузите (bluzite)
definite proximal	блузава (bluzava)	блузиве (bluzive)
definite distal	блузана (bluzana)	блузине (bluzine)
vocative	блузо (bluzo)	блузи (bluzi)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French blouse or German Bluse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫuzə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

The poster of the Blue Blouse Theatre («Синяя блуза»), 1928.

блу́за • (blúza) f inan (genitive блу́зы, nominative plural блу́зы, genitive plural блуз)

1. blouse (usually a working blouse)

Declension

Declension of блу́за (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	блу́за blúza	блу́зы blúzy
genitive	блу́зы blúzy	блу́з blúz
dative	блу́зе blúze	блу́зам blúzam
accusative	блу́зу blúzu	блу́зы blúzy
instrumental	блу́зой, блу́зою blúzoj, blúzoju	блу́зами blúzami
prepositional	блу́зе blúze	блу́зах blúzax

Derived terms

• блу́зник (blúznik), блу́зка (blúzka)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian блу́за (blúza), ultimately from French blouse. Doublet of блю́за (bljúza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫuzɐ]

Noun

блу́за • (blúza) f inan (genitive блу́зи, nominative plural блу́зи, genitive plural блуз)

1. blouse (a shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist; usually an item of work clothing)

Declension

Declension of блу́за
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	блу́за blúza	блу́зи blúzy
genitive	блу́зи blúzy	блуз bluz
dative	блу́зі blúzi	блу́зам blúzam
accusative	блу́зу blúzu	блу́зи blúzy
instrumental	блу́зою blúzoju	блу́зами blúzamy
locative	блу́зі blúzi	блу́зах blúzax
vocative	блу́зо blúzo	блу́зи blúzy

Derived terms

• блу́зка f (blúzka)

Related terms

• блузо́н m (bluzón)
• блю́за f (bljúza)

References

• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “блуза”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• “блуза”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970), “блуза”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – В), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 203
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “блуза”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “блуза”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “блуза”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “блуза”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)