зебра
Bulgarian
зебра
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛbrɐ]
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Declension
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛbra]
Russian
Alternative forms
- зёбра (zjóbra) — humorous
Etymology
Borrowed from a Western European language.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzʲebrə]
Audio (file)
Noun
зе́бра • (zébra) f anim or f inan (genitive зе́бры, nominative plural зе́бры, genitive plural зебр)
Declension
Descendants
- → Armenian: զեբր (zebr)
References
- Vasmer suggests a borrowing from English or Dutch. See: Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зебра”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Shansky suggests a borrowing from German or French. See: Shansky, N. M., editor (1975), “зебра”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 83
Serbo-Croatian
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French zèbre, from Portuguese zebra.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛbrɐ]
Audio (file)
Noun
зе́бра • (zébra) f animal or f inan (genitive зе́бри, nominative plural зе́бри, genitive plural зебр)
- (animal) zebra
- (inanimate, figuratively, colloquial) zebra crossing
Declension
Declension of зе́бра (animal/inan hard fem-form accent-a)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зебра”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 256
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “зебра”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “зебра”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1972), “зебра”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (З), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 553
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “зебра”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “зебра”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “зебра”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зебра”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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