ливрея

See also: ливреја

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French livrée. Ultimately from Latin līber. Doublet of либера́льный (liberálʹnyj). Akin to Russian лю́ди (ljúdi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈvrʲejə]

Noun

ливре́я • (livréjaf inan (genitive ливре́и, nominative plural ливре́и, genitive plural ливре́й, relational adjective ливре́йный)

  1. livery (in bourgeois houses and courts, the uniforms of a special cut and a certain color for waiters, porters, coachmen and other servants)
  2. (historical) livery (ceremonial dress of knights and courtiers indicating allegiance to a particular overlord)
  3. livery (proprietary coloring of a vehicle or airplane indicating its service and ownership by a particular company)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ливрея”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “ливрея”, 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 480