зебра

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зебра

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Portuguese zebra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

зе́бра (zébraf

  1. zebra
  2. zebra crossing, crosswalk

Declension

Declension of зе́бра
singular plural
indefinite зе́бра
zébra
зе́бри
zébri
definite зе́брата
zébrata
зе́брите
zébrite
vocative form зе́бро
zébro
зе́бри
zébri

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

зебра (zebraf (diminutive зебричка)

  1. zebra

Declension

Declension of зебра
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

Noun

зебра (zebraf

  1. zebra (any equid of the subgenus Hippotigris)
  2. zebra crossing, crosswalk

Declension

Declension of зебра
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

References

Russian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from a Western European language.

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)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: զեբր (zebr)
  • Georgian: ზებრა (zebra)

References

  1. ^ Vasmer suggests a borrowing from English or Dutch. See: Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зебра”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (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 (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 83

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

зе̏бра f (Latin spelling zȅbra)

  1. zebra

Declension

Declension of зебра
singular plural
nominative зебра зебре
genitive зебре зебра
dative зебри зебрама
accusative зебру зебре
vocative зебро зебре
locative зебри зебрама
instrumental зебром зебрама

Ukrainian

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Etymology

Borrowed from French zèbre, from Portuguese zebra.

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

Declension

Declension of зе́бра
(animal/inan hard fem-form accent-a)
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

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зебра”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 256

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