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фляга

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фляги

Etymology

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Back-formation from фля́жка (fljážka) (as if it were a diminutive), older фляшка (fljaška), borrowed from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ. Compare Old High German flasca (Modern German Flasche), English flask.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈflʲaɡə]
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Noun

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фля́га (fljágaf inan (genitive фля́ги, nominative plural фля́ги, genitive plural фляг)

  1. canteen (water bottle)
  2. can (large cylindrical aluminum container with lid or cover, intended to hold liquids)

Declension

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See also

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “фляжка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “фляга”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 318