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Belarusian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old High German scerf (“coin”) possibly through Polish skarb.
Pronunciation
Noun
скарб • (skarb) m inan (genitive ска́рбу, nominative plural ска́рбы, genitive plural ска́рбаў)
- treasure (a collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.)
- buried treasure (something valuable that is concealed for a long time and then rediscovered.)
- Synonym: клад (klad)
- (figurative) treasure (anything greatly valued)
- Synonym: кашто́ўнасць (kaštóŭnascʹ)
- (colloquial) belongings (tangible personal property)
- Synonyms: пажы́ткі (pažýtki), набы́так (nabýtak)
- (obsolete) fisc (any state treasury or exchequer)
- Synonym: казна́ (kazná)
Declension
Declension of скарб (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “скарб” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “скарб”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2011), “скарбъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 31 (рушаючий – смущенье), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 301
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish skarb (“treasure”).
Pronunciation
Noun
скарб • (skarb) m inan (genitive ска́рба, nominative plural ска́рбы, genitive plural ска́рбов)
- belongings; things
- Synonyms: пожи́тки m pl (požítki), ве́щи f pl (véšči), добро́ n (dobró), барахло́ n (baraxló)
1849, Иван Кокорев , Очерки о Москве; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):И без моего́ объясне́ния вы догада́етесь, что э́то ме́лкая промы́шленность, це́лой семьёй иду́щая на за́работок. Идёт она́ куда́-нибудь за го́род, на гуля́нье и́ли на кла́дбище, располага́ет там, на удо́бном ме́сте, свой скарб, запаса́ется водо́й и спеши́т греть самова́р для ожида́емых посети́телей.- I bez mojevó obʺjasnénija vy dogadájetesʹ, što éto mélkaja promýšlennostʹ, céloj semʹjój idúščaja na zárabotok. Idjót oná kudá-nibudʹ za górod, na guljánʹje íli na kládbišče, raspolagájet tam, na udóbnom méste, svoj skarb, zapasájetsja vodój i spešít gretʹ samovár dlja ožidájemyx posetítelej.
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Declension
References
Anagrams
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old High German scerf (“coin”) possibly through Polish skarb.
Pronunciation
Noun
скарб • (skarb) m inan (genitive ска́рбу, nominative plural скарби́, genitive plural скарбі́в)
- a collection of valuable things (money, jewels etc.)
- treasure
- (in the plural) natural resources
- (in the plural) values, that which is valued or highly esteemed, as one's morals, morality, or belief system
- (figurative) anything or anybody greatly valued
- somebody or something valuable to someone
- wealthy (of thoughts, feelings etc.)
- (colloquial, rarely) a term of endearment
- (colloquial) property, goods, things
- (archaic) funds, money
- (archaic) treasury
- (obsolete) landlord estate in Right-bank Ukraine
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “скарб”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “скарб”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka