шансон

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson (“song”). Emerged as a euphemism in the Russian music industry for Russian criminal songs in the 1990s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʂɐnˈson]

Noun

шансо́н • (šansón) m inan (genitive шансо́на, nominative plural шансо́ны, genitive plural шансо́нов)

  1. (euphemistic) Clipping of ру́сский шансо́н (rússkij šansón); Russian criminal song
    Synonyms: блатна́я пе́сня (blatnája pésnja), (derogatory) блатня́тина (blatnjátina)
  2. chanson (French cabaret-style pop song by a chansonnier or a traditional polyphonic song of the 15th–16th centuries)

Declension
Declension of шансо́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative шансо́н
šansón		 шансо́ны
šansóny
genitive шансо́на
šansóna		 шансо́нов
šansónov
dative шансо́ну
šansónu		 шансо́нам
šansónam
accusative шансо́н
šansón		 шансо́ны
šansóny
instrumental шансо́ном
šansónom		 шансо́нами
šansónami
prepositional шансо́не
šansóne		 шансо́нах
šansónax
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