жалюзи

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jalousie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʐəlʲʉˈzʲi]
  • IPA(key): [ʐɨlʲʉˈzʲi] (phonetic respelling: желюзи́)

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.
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