ассигнация

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish asygnacja, from Latin assignātiō (allocation, designation, appointment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐsʲɪɡˈnat͡sɨjə]

Noun

ассигна́ция • (assignácijaf inan (genitive ассигна́ции, nominative plural ассигна́ции, genitive plural ассигна́ций, relational adjective ассигнацио́нный)

  1. (dated or historical) banknote (particularly, paper money in Russia from 1769 to 1849 and in France during the French Revolution)
    Synonym: ассигна́т (assignát)
  2. (finance) payment order

Declension

Derived terms

  • ассигнацио́нный (assignaciónnyj)
  • контрассигна́ция (kontrassignácija)

Descendants

  • Georgian: ასიგნაცია (asignacia)
  • Iranian Persian: اِسْکِناس (eskenâs)
  • Yiddish: אַסיגנאַציע (asignatsye), סיגנאַציע (signatsye)