лабаз
Russian
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Komi-Zyrian лобос (lobos), although the direction of borrowing is unclear. Alternatively, possibly of Slavic origin and related to лаба́зник (labáznik, “dropwort”) and лабазина (labazina, “twig, switch”), although as noted by Shansky, this hypothesis would require an improbable semantic evolution.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɫɐˈbas]
Noun
лаба́з • (labáz) m inan (genitive лаба́за, nominative plural лаба́зы, genitive plural лаба́зов, relational adjective лаба́зный)
- (regional) lean-to, shed
- Synonym: наве́с (navés)
- (dated) barn, granary, warehouse
- (hunting) tree stand, machan
- (Saint Petersburg) corner store, bodega
Declension
Declension of лаба́з (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | лаба́з labáz |
лаба́зы labázy |
| genitive | лаба́за labáza |
лаба́зов labázov |
| dative | лаба́зу labázu |
лаба́зам labázam |
| accusative | лаба́з labáz |
лаба́зы labázy |
| instrumental | лаба́зом labázom |
лаба́зами labázami |
| prepositional | лаба́зе labáze |
лаба́зах labázax |
Related terms
- лаба́зник (labáznik)
- лаба́зница (labáznica)
References
- Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (1999), “лабаз”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), number 9 (Л), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, page 6