kontraband
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian contrabbando, from contra- + bando of Germanic origin.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkontrabant]
Noun
kontraband m inan, inanimate
Declension
Declension of kontraband (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kontraband | kontrabandy |
| genitive | kontrabandu | kontrabandů |
| dative | kontrabandu | kontrabandům |
| accusative | kontraband | kontrabandy |
| vocative | kontrabande | kontrabandy |
| locative | kontrabandu | kontrabandech |
| instrumental | kontrabandem | kontrabandy |
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2007) Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Version 1.0 edition, Prague: Leda
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian contrabbando. First attested in 1697.
Noun
kontraband n
- contraband (especially military contraband)
Usage notes
Smuggelgods is more common for contraband in the general sense.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kontraband | kontrabands |
| definite | kontrabandet | kontrabandets | |
| plural | indefinite | kontraband | kontrabands |
| definite | kontrabanden | kontrabandens |
Derived terms
- krigskontraband (“contraband of war”)