карт-бланш
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French carte blanche.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
карт-бла́нш • (kart-blánš) m inan (genitive карт-бла́нша, nominative plural карт-бла́нши, genitive plural карт-бла́ншей)
- carte blanche, blank check, proxy in blank (unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority)
Declension edit
Declension of карт-бла́нш (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | карт-бла́нш kart-blánš |
карт-бла́нши kart-blánši |
| genitive | карт-бла́нша kart-blánša |
карт-бла́ншей kart-blánšej |
| dative | карт-бла́ншу kart-blánšu |
карт-бла́ншам kart-blánšam |
| accusative | карт-бла́нш kart-blánš |
карт-бла́нши kart-blánši |
| instrumental | карт-бла́ншем kart-blánšem |
карт-бла́ншами kart-blánšami |
| prepositional | карт-бла́нше kart-blánše |
карт-бла́ншах kart-blánšax |
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French carte blanche.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
карт-бла́нш • (kart-blánš) m inan (indeclinable)
- carte blanche (a blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as he or she pleases.)
- carte blanche, blank check, proxy in blank (unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority)
Further reading edit
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “карт-бланш”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN