замша

Russian

Alternative forms

  • замш m (zamš), замшь m (zamšʹ)colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish zamsz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzamʂə]

Noun

за́мша • (zámšaf inan (genitive за́мши, nominative plural за́мши, genitive plural замш, relational adjective за́мшевый)

  1. suede, chamois leather

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: զամշ (zamš)
  • Georgian: ზამში (zamši)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “замша”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1975), “замша”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 48
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “замша”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Anikin, A. E. (2023), “замша I”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 17 (жихарь I – засьюндывать), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 287

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