шабаш
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish szabas from Yiddish שבת (shabes, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát). Doublet of суббо́та (subbóta).
Pronunciation
Noun
ша́баш or шаба́ш • (šábaš or šabáš) m inan (genitive ша́баша or шаба́ша, nominative plural ша́баши or шаба́ши, genitive plural ша́башей or шаба́шей)
- Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest, Sabbath.
- A meeting of witches, presided over by the devil, Sabbath.
- Any merry debauched festival.
- (colloquial) end of the working day, quitting time (also pronounced šabáš).
- Шабаш, охо́тники! Сла́вно порабо́тали! — ве́село кри́кнул де́душка. — Сейча́с, пожа́луй, и домо́й пора́.
- Šabaš, oxótniki! Slávno porabótali! — véselo kríknul déduška. — Sejčás, požáluj, i domój porá.
- "That’s it, hunters! We did a great job!" the grandfather shouted merrily. "Now it’s about time we went home."
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ша́баш, шаба́ш šábaš, šabáš |
ша́баши, шаба́ши šábaši, šabáši |
| genitive | ша́баша, шаба́ша šábaša, šabáša |
ша́башей, шаба́шей šábašej, šabášej |
| dative | ша́башу, шаба́шу šábašu, šabášu |
ша́башам, шаба́шам šábašam, šabášam |
| accusative | ша́баш, шаба́ш šábaš, šabáš |
ша́баши, шаба́ши šábaši, šabáši |
| instrumental | ша́башем, шаба́шем šábašem, šabášem |
ша́башами, шаба́шами šábašami, šabášami |
| prepositional | ша́баше, шаба́ше šábaše, šabáše |
ша́башах, шаба́шах šábašax, šabášax |
Related terms
- шабашник (šabašnik)
- шабашка (šabaška)
- шабашничать (šabašničatʹ)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шабаш”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress