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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂa.bɛr/
- Rhymes: -abɛr
- Syllabification: sza‧ber
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Yiddish שאַבער (shaber), from Hebrew שָׁבַר.
Noun
szaber m inan
- looting (the act of plundering)
- Synonym: szabrownictwo
- booty, loot
- Synonym: łup
- (prison slang) auger, crowbar
- Synonyms: łom, świder
- (prison slang) burglary
- Synonym: włamanie
Declension
Noun
szaber m pers
- (prison slang) burglar
- Synonym: włamywacz
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Schiefer.
Noun
szaber m inan
- (obsolete) crushed stone
- Synonym: tłuczeń
Declension
Further reading
- szaber in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szaber in Polish dictionaries at PWN