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Etymology

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бант (bant) +‎ -ик (-ik)

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Noun

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ба́нтик (bántikm inan (genitive ба́нтика, nominative plural ба́нтики, genitive plural ба́нтиков)

  1. diminutive of бант (bant): a (small) ribbon; a (small) bow
    гу́бки ба́нтикомgúbki bántikomCupid's bow (a grimace)
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], chapter I, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      Ма́рта сиде́ла в бесе́дке, ещё́ принаря́женная от обе́дни. На ней бы́ло све́тлое пла́тье с ба́нтиками, но оно́ к ней не шло.
      Márta sidéla v besédke, ješčó prinarjážennaja ot obédni. Na nej býlo svétloje plátʹje s bántikami, no onó k nej ne šlo.
      Marta was sitting in the summer-house, still in her best clothes. She had on a brightly coloured dress with bows, which were very unbecoming to her.

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