шпалера

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Polish szpalera (obsolete form of szpaler), from German Spalier, from Italian spalliera.

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Noun

шпале́ра (špaléraf inan (genitive шпале́ри, nominative plural шпале́ри, genitive plural шпале́р, relational adjective шпале́рний)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) wallpaper (decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings)
  2. tapestry (a heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls)
  3. (chiefly in the plural) trellis (an outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants)
  4. (chiefly in the plural) espalier (a latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence)
  5. (chiefly in the plural) espalier (a row of plants that have been espaliered)
  6. (chiefly in the plural, chiefly military) lines, ranks (of people standing in rows)

Declension

Declension of шпале́ра
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative шпале́ра
špaléra
шпале́ри
špaléry
genitive шпале́ри
špaléry
шпале́р
špalér
dative шпале́рі
špaléri
шпале́рам
špaléram
accusative шпале́ру
špaléru
шпале́ри
špaléry
instrumental шпале́рою
špaléroju
шпале́рами
špaléramy
locative шпале́рі
špaléri
шпале́рах
špalérax
vocative шпале́ро
špaléro
шпале́ри
špaléry

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шпалера”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 456

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