белошвейка

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1806. бе́лый (bélyj) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ шве́йка (švéjka), calque of German Weißnäherin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʲɪɫɐʂˈvʲejkə]
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Noun

белошве́йка • (belošvéjka) f anim (genitive белошве́йки, nominative plural белошве́йки, genitive plural белошве́ек)

  1. seamstress

Declension

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Derived terms
  • белошве́йный (belošvéjnyj)

References
  • Arapova, N. S. (2000), “белошвейка”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 54
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