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Вензель великой княгини Ксении Александровны

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Borrowed from Polish węzeł, from Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ. Doublet of у́зел (úzel), the inherited East Slavic form.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲen⁽ʲ⁾zʲɪlʲ]

Noun

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ве́нзель (vénzelʹm inan (genitive ве́нзеля, nominative plural вензеля́, genitive plural вензеле́й)

  1. cipher, device, monogram (intricately interwoven initials)
    писа́ть/выпи́сывать вензеля́
    pisátʹ/vypísyvatʹ venzeljá
    to cut figures/capers; to stagger/weave/reel along (of a drunken person)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish węzeł, from Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ. Doublet of ву́зол (vúzol).

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ве́нзель (vénzelʹm inan (genitive ве́нзеля, nominative plural ве́нзелі, genitive plural ве́нзелів)

  1. cipher (combination of interwoven initials)

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