панцирь

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pancerz or Czech pancíř, from Middle High German panzier (whence German Panzer), from Old French pancier, from Latin pantex. Cognate with Old East Slavic пансꙑрь (pansyrĭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpant͡sɨrʲ]
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Noun

па́нцирь (páncirʹ) m inan (genitive па́нциря, nominative plural па́нцири, genitive plural па́нцирей, related adjective па́нцирный)

  1. (historical) coat of mail, hauberk
    Synonym: кольчу́га (kolʹčúga)
  2. (historical) cuirass, armor (any type of armor protecting the torso)
    Synonym: ла́ты (láty)
  3. shell (of an arthropod or turtle)

Declension

References

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