futteralika

Russenorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Russian вытиралка (vytiralka, “a rag, a napkin”), influenced by Norwegian pronunciation and/or contaminated by German Futteral. The Russian word is a colloquial used noun derived from Russian вытирать (vytiratʹ, “to wipe”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʉtːeˈralika/

Noun

futteralika

1. a towel

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, page 109