шибболет
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת / שיבולת (shibbolet).
Pronunciation
Noun
шибболе́т or шиббо́лет • (šibbolét or šibbólet) m inan (genitive шибболе́та or шиббо́лета, nominative plural шибболе́ты or шиббо́леты, genitive plural шибболе́тов or шиббо́летов)
- shibboleth (a word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | шибболе́т, шиббо́лет šibbolét, šibbólet |
шибболе́ты, шиббо́леты šibboléty, šibbólety |
| genitive | шибболе́та, шиббо́лета šibboléta, šibbóleta |
шибболе́тов, шиббо́летов šibbolétov, šibbóletov |
| dative | шибболе́ту, шиббо́лету šibbolétu, šibbóletu |
шибболе́там, шиббо́летам šibbolétam, šibbóletam |
| accusative | шибболе́т, шиббо́лет šibbolét, šibbólet |
шибболе́ты, шиббо́леты šibboléty, šibbólety |
| instrumental | шибболе́том, шиббо́летом šibbolétom, šibbóletom |
шибболе́тами, шиббо́летами šibbolétami, šibbóletami |
| prepositional | шибболе́те, шиббо́лете šibboléte, šibbólete |
шибболе́тах, шиббо́летах šibbolétax, šibbóletax |