фисташка

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فستق (fıstıq) (modern Turkish fıstık), from Persian فستق (fostoq, fostaq), from Arabic فِسْتَق (fistaq), of Iranian origin (compare Middle Persian pstk' (pistag)). The ending is influenced by French pistache and the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka). Cognate with English pistachio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʲɪˈstaʂkə]
  • (file)

Noun

фиста́шка • (fistáška) f inan (genitive фиста́шки, nominative plural фиста́шки, genitive plural фиста́шек, relational adjective фиста́шковый)

  1. pistachio (nut)

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “фисташка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Krysin, L. M. (2006) “фисташка”, in Tolkovyj slovarʹ inojazyčnyx slov [Explanatory Dictionary of Foreign Words] (in Russian), Moscow: Eksmo
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