зебра

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Bulgarian

зебра

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Noun

зе́бра (zébraf

  1. zebra

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

зебра (zebraf (diminutive зебричка)

  1. zebra

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Russian

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Etymology

Borrowed from a Western European language.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

зе́бра (zébraf anim or f inan (genitive зе́бры, nominative plural зе́бры, genitive plural зебр)

  1. (zoology) zebra
  2. zebra crossing (a pedestrian crosswalk)

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Descendants

  • Armenian: զեբր (zebr)

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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)

  1. zebra

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Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from French zèbre, from Portuguese zebra.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

зе́бра (zébraf animal or f inan (genitive зе́бри, nominative plural зе́бри, genitive plural зебр)

  1. (animal) zebra
  2. (inanimate, figuratively, colloquial) zebra crossing

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References

  1. ^ 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

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