швабра

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwabber.

Pronunciation

Noun

шва́бра (švábraf inan (genitive шва́бры, nominative plural шва́бры, genitive plural шва́браў)

  1. mop
    Куды ты падзеў швабру?Kudy ty padzjeŭ švabru?Where did you put the mop?

Declension

References

  • швабра”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • швабра” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zwabber or dialectal German Schwabber.

Pronunciation

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Noun

шва́бра (švábraf inan (genitive шва́бры, nominative plural шва́бры, genitive plural швабр)

  1. mop (implement for washing floors)
  2. (derogatory) woman, such as seen from an utilitarian point of view

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