šaman

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See also: saman, şaman, and sámán

Czech

Noun

šaman m anim

  1. shaman

Declension

Declension of šaman (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative šaman šamani
genitive šamana šamanů
dative šamanovi, šamanu šamanům
accusative šamana šamany
vocative šamane šamani
locative šamanovi, šamanu šamanech
instrumental šamanem šamany

Further reading

  • “šaman”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “šaman”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Schamane, from Russian шама́н (šamán).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃǎmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: ša‧man

Noun

šàmān m (Cyrillic spelling ша̀ма̄н)

  1. shaman

Declension

Declension of šaman
singular plural
nominative šaman šamani
genitive šamana šamana
dative šamanu šamanima
accusative šamana šamane
vocative šamane šamani
locative šamanu šamanima
instrumental šamanom šamanima

References

  • “šaman” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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