жлоб

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish żłób (whence also Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), whence English schlub), from Proto-Slavic *žȇlbъ. Doublet of жёлоб (žólob, “trench, trough”), an inherited form.

Compare typologically оря́сина (orjásina). Also compare неотёсанный (neotjósannyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɫop]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

жлоб • (žlob) m anim (genitive жлоба́, nominative plural жлобы́, genitive plural жлобо́в)

  1. (slang) schlub
  2. (slang) greedy, avaricious person

Declension

Declension of жлоб (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative жло́б
žlób 		жлобы́
žlobý
genitive жлоба́
žlobá 		жлобо́в
žlobóv
dative жлобу́
žlobú 		жлоба́м
žlobám
accusative жлоба́
žlobá 		жлобо́в
žlobóv
instrumental жлобо́м
žlobóm 		жлоба́ми
žlobámi
prepositional жлобе́
žlobé 		жлоба́х
žlobáx

References

  • Anikin, A. E. (2023) “жлоб”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 17 (жихарь I – засьюндывать), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 23
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