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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Aufschlag. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (whence English slay, slag). Doublet of аншла́г (anšlág), дуршла́г (duršlág), форшла́г (foršlág), шлаг (šlag), and шлагба́ум (šlagbáum) and more distantly doublet of шлак (šlak) and шля́хта (šljáxta).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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обшла́г (obšlágm inan (genitive обшлага́, nominative plural обшлага́, genitive plural обшлаго́в)

  1. lapel (at the end of a sleeve), cuff

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “обшлаг”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “обшлаг”, 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 589