герб

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian гербъ (gerb) (att. 1571), from Old Ruthenian гербъ (herb) (early 16th c.), from Middle Polish herb, from Old Polish herb (13th c.), from Old Czech herb, from erb, from Middle High German erbe (“heritage”), from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orbʰ-yo-m. Ultimately from the root *h₃erbʰ- (“to change allegiance, status, ownership”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲerp]
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Noun

герб • (gerb) m inan (genitive герба́, nominative plural гербы́, genitive plural гербо́в)

  1. coat of arms

Declension
Declension of герб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative ге́рб
gérb		 гербы́
gerbý
genitive герба́
gerbá		 гербо́в
gerbóv
dative гербу́
gerbú		 герба́м
gerbám
accusative ге́рб
gérb		 гербы́
gerbý
instrumental гербо́м
gerbóm		 герба́ми
gerbámi
prepositional гербе́
gerbé		 герба́х
gerbáx
  • гербовый (gerbovyj)

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: gerb
  • → Kildin Sami: ге̄ррп (gierrp)
  • → Latvian: ģerbonis
  • → Macedonian: грб (grb)
  • → Uzbek: gerb
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