скиф

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic سكيف
Cyrillic скиф
Latin skif

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian скиф (skif), ultimately from Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs).

Noun

скиф • (skif)

  1. (historical) Scyth, Scythian

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian скиф (skif), from English skiff.

Noun

скиф • (skif)

  1. (sports) skiff (boat)
Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [skʲif]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs).

Noun

скиф • (skif) m anim (genitive ски́фа, nominative plural ски́фы, genitive plural ски́фов, relational adjective ски́фский)

  1. (historical) Scyth, Scythian
  2. wild, rough man
Declension
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • ски́фство (skífstvo)

Etymology 2

From English skiff, from Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo (small boat), from Lombardic skif (boat), from Proto-Germanic *skipą (boat, ship).

Noun

скиф • (skif) m inan (genitive ски́фа, nominative plural ски́фы, genitive plural ски́фов)

  1. (sports) skiff (boat)
Declension
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