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fortochka

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfɔːtət͡ʃkə/

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: օդանցք (ōdancʻkʻ) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Belarusian: фо́ртачка (fórtačka) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Czech: vyhlídka — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Czech: větrací okénko — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Erzya: вальмаваря (vaľmavaŕa) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Finnish: tuuletusikkuna — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • French: vasistas — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Georgian: სარკმელი (sarḳmeli) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • German: Klappfenster — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • German: Kämpferfenster — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • German: Fortotschka — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Hungarian: szellőzőablak — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Ingrian: fortocka — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Kyrgyz: форточка (fortocka) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Latvian: vēdlodziņš — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Mongolian: салхивч (salxivč) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Polish: lufcik — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Polish: oberluft — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Polish: wietrznik — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Polish: wywietrzak — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Polish: wywietrznik — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Russian: фо́рточка (fórtočka) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Tajik: бодхан (bodxan) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Tajik: бодхон (bodxon) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Turkish: vasistas — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Ukrainian: квати́рка (kvatýrka) — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window
  • Uzbek: fortochka — small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window