брюки

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch broek. First attested in the eighteenth century, but became more popular a hundred years later. Compare English breeches.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrʲʉkʲɪ]

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Noun

брю́ки • (brjúki) f inan pl (genitive брюк, plural only, relational adjective брю́чный, diminutive брю́чки)

1. pants, trousers

   Synonym: штаны́ m pl (štaný)

Declension

Declension of брю́ки (inan pl-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	plural
nominative	брю́ки brjúki
genitive	брю́к brjúk
dative	брю́кам brjúkam
accusative	брю́ки brjúki
instrumental	брю́ками brjúkami
prepositional	брю́ках brjúkax

Pre-reform declension of брю́ки (inan pl-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	plural
nominative	брю́ки brjúki
genitive	брю́къ brjúk
dative	брю́камъ brjúkam
accusative	брю́ки brjúki
instrumental	брю́ками brjúkami
prepositional	брю́кахъ brjúkax

Meronyms

• брю́чина f (brjúčina, “trouser leg”)

Derived terms

• брю́чина f (brjúčina)
• ру́ки в брю́ки (rúki v brjúki)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брюки”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “брюки”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 115