портупея

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French porte-épée (swordbelt). Ultimately from Latin portō (whence multiple descendants, compare close related English portfolio, Russian портфе́ль (portfélʹ), Russian портфо́лио (portfólio)) + Latin spatha (whence English spade, Russian шпа́га (špága)), further from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pərtʊˈpʲejə]

Noun

портупе́я • (portupéjaf inan (genitive портупе́и, nominative plural портупе́и, genitive plural портупе́й, relational adjective портупе́йный)

  1. swordbelt, knife belt

Declension

Derived terms

  • портупе́йный (portupéjnyj)