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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian чердак (čerdak).

Noun edit

чердак (cerdak)

  1. attic

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Russian edit

 
чердак

Etymology edit

Attested since 16th century. From Persian چارتاق (čârtâq, four-arch) via a Turkic language.

Compare Turkish çardak, Azerbaijani чардаг/çardaq, Karakalpak шердақ/sherdaq, шертек (shertek), Crimean Tatar çardak, Karaim čardak.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪrˈdak]
  • (file)

Noun edit

черда́к (čerdákm inan (genitive чердака́, nominative plural чердаки́, genitive plural чердако́в, relational adjective черда́чный)

  1. attic, garret, loft (an attic or similar space)

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Descendants edit

  • Even: чердак (cerdak)

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чердак”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “чердак”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 381