fortochka
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Fortochka.jpg/220px-Fortochka.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Russian фо́рточка (fórtočka), from German Pförtchen (“little door”), diminutive of Pforte (“gate”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fortochka (plural fortochkas)
- A small ventilation window, spanning the frame of one window pane, that opens on hinges independently of the whole window, common in Russia, other post-Soviet states and Finland.
Translations
[edit]small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
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