Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic сорочька (soročĭka), from Proto-Slavic *sorka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɐˈrot͡ɕkə]
  • Audio; пла́тье-соро́чка (plátʹje-soróčka):(file)

Noun

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соро́чка (soróčkaf inan (genitive соро́чки, nominative plural соро́чки, genitive plural соро́чек)

  1. chemise, shift (historical undergarment), nightdress, nightgown
  2. (rare, dated) shirt
    Synonym: руба́шка (rubáška)
    роди́ться в соро́чкеrodítʹsja v soróčketo be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (literally, “to be born in a shirt”)

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: սառոշկա (saṙoška)

See also

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References

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

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic сорочька (soročĭka), from Proto-Slavic *sorka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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соро́чка (soróčkaf inan (genitive соро́чки, nominative plural сорочки́, genitive plural сорочо́к)

  1. shirt, button-up shirt
  2. chemise, shift, nightdress, nightgown

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Further reading

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