шабра
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Erzya
Etymology
Possibly a Baltic loanword. Compare Latvian sēbrs (“friend”), Lithuanian sėbras (“companion”). Proto-Finnic *sëpra may be borrowed from the same Baltic root.
Alternatively, borrowed from Russian шабёр (šabjór).
Pronunciation
Noun
шабра • (šabra)
Declension
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References
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “шабра”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
шабра́ • (šabrá) m anim
- genitive/accusative singular of шабёр (šabjór)