коленкор

Russian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French calencar, ultimately from Persian. Alternatively, although phonologically less likely, perhaps borrowed from French calicot. Ushakov hypothesizes that the term is a blend of the two French borrowings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəlʲɪnˈkor]

Noun

коленко́р • (kolenkór) m inan (genitive коленко́ра, nominative plural коленко́ры, genitive plural коленко́ров, relational adjective коленко́ровый)

1. (textiles) calico (rough cotton cloth)
2. (textiles) buckram (coarse muslin stiffened with starch, size, or glue, used in bookbinding or as backing for garments)
3. (colloquial) thing, business

   Synonym: де́ло (délo)

   совсе́м друго́й коленко́р ― sovsém drugój kolenkór ― night and day (literally, “something entirely different”)

Declension

Declension of коленко́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	коленко́р kolenkór	коленко́ры kolenkóry
genitive	коленко́ра kolenkóra	коленко́ров kolenkórov
dative	коленко́ру kolenkóru	коленко́рам kolenkóram
accusative	коленко́р kolenkór	коленко́ры kolenkóry
instrumental	коленко́ром kolenkórom	коленко́рами kolenkórami
prepositional	коленко́ре kolenkóre	коленко́рах kolenkórax

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “коленкор”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress