латы
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɫatɨ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Polish łaty or independently formed as a lemmatized plural of ла́та (láta, “patch”); in either case, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lata, *olta (“rag, cloth shred”). First attested 16th century. Sense development: “leather armor with small metal plates (‘patches’) sown onto it for additional protection” → “cuirass of metal plate”.
Noun
ла́ты • (láty) f inan pl (genitive лат, plural only, relational adjective ла́тный)
- (historical) metal cuirass
- Synonym: па́нцирь (páncirʹ)
- (historical) plate armor
- Synonym: ла́тный доспе́х (látnyj dospéx)
- (figuratively) corset
Declension
Derived terms
- ла́тник (látnik)
Etymology 2
Noun
ла́ты • (láty) f inan or f inan pl
- inflection of ла́та (láta):
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Etymology 3
Noun
ла́ты • (láty) m inan pl
- nominative/accusative plural of лат (lat)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лата”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (1999), “латы”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), number 9 (Л), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, page 38