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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Via Turkic, ultimately from Classical Persian شوربا (šōrbā). Compare Crimean Tatar şorba, Turkish çorba.
Noun
щерба́ • (ščerbá) f inan (genitive щерби́, nominative plural ще́рби, genitive plural щерб)
- (dated) stew, broth
Declension
Declension of щерба́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “щерба́”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 505
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščьrba.
Noun
щерба́ • (ščerbá) f inan (genitive щерби́, nominative plural ще́рби, genitive plural щерб)
- (dialectal) dent, indentation, nick
- Synonym: щерби́на (ščerbýna)
Declension
Declension of щерба́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)
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