гайзибан
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Most likely borrowed from German Eisenbahn. Compare also гарешт (harešt) for prothetic [ɦ] in borrowed terms. Cognate with obsolete dialectal Polish ajzyban, ajzybon, ejzebana, ejzybon, hajzybon and dialectal or obsolete Serbo-Croatian ајзибан / ajziban, ајзлибан / ajzliban, ајзебан / ajzeban.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɦajˈziban]
- Rhymes: -iban
- Hyphenation: гай‧зи‧бан
Noun
гайзибан (hajziban) m inan (diminutive гайзибанчок, related adjective гайзибански)
- train
- швидки гайзибан ― švidki hajziban ― express train
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | гайзибан (hajziban) | гайзибани (hajzibani) |
| genitive | гайзибана / гайзибану (hajzibana / hajzibanu) | гайзибанох (hajzibanox) |
| dative | гайзибану (hajzibanu) | гайзибаном (hajzibanom) |
| accusative | гайзибан (hajziban) | гайзибани (hajzibani) |
| instrumental | гайзибаном (hajzibanom) | гайзибанами (hajzibanami) |
| locative | гайзибанє / гайзибану (hajzibanje / hajzibanu) | гайзибанох (hajzibanox) |
| vocative | гайзибану (hajzibanu) | гайзибани (hajzibani) |
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “гайзибан”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy