жалюзи

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jalousie.

Pronunciation
  • жалюзи́: IPA(key): [ʐəlʲʉˈzʲi]
  • желюзи́: IPA(key): [ʐɨlʲʉˈzʲi] (phonetic respelling: желюзи́)
  • жа́люзи: IPA(key): [ˈʐalʲʉzʲɪ] (proscribed)
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Noun

жалюзи́ • (žaljuzí) n inan pl (indeclinable)

  1. blind, jalousie

Usage notes
  • The accent pattern "жа́люзи" is non-standard.
  • The term is officially neuter singular and indeclinable but it can be declinable and plural in non-standard Russian.

Descendants
  • → Estonian: žalusii
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