гандляр
Belarusian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish handlarz, from German Händler.[1] Cognate with Ukrainian гендля́р (hendljár).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɣandˈlʲar]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ar
- Hyphenation: ганд‧ляр
Noun
гандля́р • (handljár) m pers (genitive гандляра́, nominative plural гандляры́, genitive plural гандляро́ў, female equivalent гандля́рка, relational adjective гандля́рскі)
- shopkeeper (one who engages in private trade)
- dealer, merchant, trader
- (derogatory, figuratively) sellout (an unprincipled person who trades their conscience, talent, beliefs, etc.)
Declension
Declension of гандля́р (pr hard masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | гандля́р handljár |
гандляры́ handljarý |
| genitive | гандляра́ handljará |
гандляро́ў handljaróŭ |
| dative | гандляру́ handljarú |
гандляра́м handljarám |
| accusative | гандляра́ handljará |
гандляро́ў handljaróŭ |
| instrumental | гандляро́м handljaróm |
гандляра́мі handljarámi |
| locative | гандляру́ handljarú |
гандляра́х handljaráx |
| count form | — | гандляры́1 handljarý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
nouns
- гандля́рства n inan (handljárstva)
References
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “Га́ндаль”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
Further reading
- “гандляр”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “гандляр” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org