фалда

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfaɫdə]

Noun

фа́лда • (fáldaf inan (genitive фа́лды, nominative plural фа́лды, genitive plural фалд)

  1. coattail
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], chapter XVIII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      Анто́ша схвати́л отца́ сза́ди за фа́лды сюртука́ и тяну́л его́ к себе́.
      Antóša sxvatíl otcá szádi za fáldy sjurtuká i tjanúl jevó k sebé.
      Antosha seized hold of the tails of his father's frock-coat and began to tug at them.

Declension