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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šьvьcь. By surface analysis, шить (šitʹ, “to sew”) + -ец (-ec).
Pronunciation
Noun
швец • (švec) m anim (genitive швеца́, nominative plural швецы́, genitive plural швецо́в)
- (dated) tailor
- Synonym: портно́й m (portnój)
2011, «Понемно́гу о мно́гом» ／ «Зна́ние — си́ла» («Ponemnógu o mnógom» ):Ру́сскую погово́рку «и швец, и жнец, и на дуде́ игре́ц» воплоти́ли в Япо́нии, разрабо́тав моде́ль ро́бота-разнорабо́чего, спосо́бного выполня́ть разли́чные тяжёлые рабо́ты.- Rússkuju pogovórku «i švec, i žnec, i na dudé igréc» voplotíli v Japónii, razrabótav modɛ́lʹ róbota-raznorabóčevo, sposóbnovo vypolnjátʹ razlíčnyje tjažólyje rabóty.
- The Russian proverb "the tailor, the reaper, and the fife player" (i.e. jack of all trades) was realized in Japan where a model of robot-laborer was developed capable of performing various heavy tasks.
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