бушлат
Russian
Etymology
Unclear. Hinze hypothesized that the term is an alteration of German Buschurunk (“sailor's blouse”), influenced by хала́т (xalát, “smock, robe”); Shansky found Hinze's argument insufficiently convincing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʊʂˈɫat]
Noun
бушла́т • (bušlát) m inan (genitive бушла́та, nominative plural бушла́ты, genitive plural бушла́тов)
- (nautical) pea coat
- (by extension) a warm uniform jacket (worn by soldiers, construction workers, prisoners, etc.)
Declension
Declension of бушла́т (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бушла́т bušlát | бушла́ты bušláty |
| genitive | бушла́та bušláta | бушла́тов bušlátov |
| dative | бушла́ту bušlátu | бушла́там bušlátam |
| accusative | бушла́т bušlát | бушла́ты bušláty |
| instrumental | бушла́том bušlátom | бушла́тами bušlátami |
| prepositional | бушла́те bušláte | бушла́тах bušlátax |
Derived terms
- деревя́нный бушла́т (derevjánnyj bušlát)
Further reading
- Shansky, N. M. (1965), “бушлат”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, issue 2: Б, Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 242