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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German panser or Polish pancerz, from Middle High German panzier (whence German Panzer). Both German forms stem from Old French pancier, from Latin pantex. The earlier form is пансꙑрь (pansyrʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpant͡sɨrʲ]
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Noun

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па́нцирь (páncirʹm inan (genitive па́нциря, nominative plural па́нцири, genitive plural па́нцирей, relational adjective па́нцирный)

  1. (historical) coat of mail, hauberk
    Synonym: кольчу́га (kolʹčúga)
  2. (historical) cuirass, armor (any type of armor protecting the torso)
    Synonym: ла́ты (láty)
  3. shell (of an arthropod or turtle)
  4. (weaponry) Pantsir missile system

Declension

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References

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