statuette
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble…A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
» This statuette is from Russia.
Эта статуэтка из России.
Meaning
1 sensesA small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
Statuette
статуэ́ткаstatuétka
статуе́ткаstatuétka
- a small carved or molded figure
Examples
2 sentencesThis statuette is from Russia.
ruЭта статуэтка из России. — marafon
Here are her picks for who will win the coveted Oscar statuette in the major categories on Sunday.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).
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Forms
plural: statuettes| Singular | statuette |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a small carved or molded figure:figurine