зебра
Bulgarian
Etymology
Internationalism, ultimately from Portuguese zebra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛbrɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
зе́бра • (zébra) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | зе́бра zébra |
зе́бри zébri |
| definite | зе́брата zébrata |
зе́брите zébrite |
| vocative form | зе́бро zébro |
зе́бри zébri |
Anagrams
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛbra]
Noun
зебра • (zebra) f (diminutive зебричка)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | зебра (zebra) | зебри (zebri) |
| definite unspecified | зебрата (zebrata) | зебрите (zebrite) |
| definite proximal | зебрава (zebrava) | зебриве (zebrive) |
| definite distal | зебрана (zebrana) | зебрине (zebrine) |
| vocative | зебро (zebro) | зебри (zebri) |
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Internationalism, ultimately from Portuguese zebra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛbra]
- Rhymes: -ɛbra
- Hyphenation: зе‧бра
Noun
зебра (zebra) f
- zebra (any equid of the subgenus Hippotigris)
- zebra crossing, crosswalk
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зебра (zebra) | зебри (zebri) |
| genitive | зебри (zebri) | зеброх (zebrox) |
| dative | зебри (zebri) | зебром (zebrom) |
| accusative | зебру (zebru) | зебри (zebri) |
| instrumental | зебру (zebru) | зебрами (zebrami) |
| locative | зебри (zebri) | зеброх (zebrox) |
| vocative | зебро (zebro) | зебри (zebri) |
Derived terms
adjectives
- зебрасти (zebrasti)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “зебра”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “zebra”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 385
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
Declension of зе́бра (bian fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Descendants
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
Noun
зе̏бра f (Latin spelling zȅbra)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зебра | зебре |
| genitive | зебре | зебра |
| dative | зебри | зебрама |
| accusative | зебру | зебре |
| vocative | зебро | зебре |
| locative | зебри | зебрама |
| instrumental | зебром | зебрама |
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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зе́бра zébra |
зе́бри zébry |
| genitive | зе́бри zébry |
зебр zebr |
| dative | зе́брі zébri |
зе́брам zébram |
| accusative | зе́бру zébru |
зе́бри, зебр zébry, zebr |
| instrumental | зе́брою zébroju |
зе́брами zébramy |
| locative | зе́брі zébri |
зе́брах zébrax |
| vocative | зе́бро zébro |
зе́бри zébry |
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зебра”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 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)