Dictionary

fortochka en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɔːtət͡ʃkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Russian фо́рточка (fórtočka), from German Pförtchen (“little door”), diminutive of Pforte (“gate”).

Meanings

1. A small ventilation window, spanning the frame of one window pane, that opens on hinges independently of the whole window, common in Russia, other post-Soviet states and Finland.

Forms

Translations (27)

be фо́ртачка (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · pl wywietrzak (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · cs vyhlídka (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · izh fortocka (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · de Klappfenster (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · pl lufcik (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · lv vēdlodziņš (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · uk квати́рка (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · fr vasistas (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · fi tuuletusikkuna (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · uz fortochka (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · hu szellőzőablak (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · mn салхивч (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · ka სარკმელი (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · hy օդանցք (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · ky форточка (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · cs větrací okénko (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · tg бодхон (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · pl oberluft (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · pl wywietrznik (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · tg бодхан (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · ru фо́рточка (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · de Kämpferfenster (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · tr vasistas (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · pl wietrznik (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · myv вальмаваря (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) · de Fortotschka (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window)