Erzya edit

Etymology edit

Possibly a Baltic loanword. Compare Latvian sēbrs (friend), Lithuanian sėbras (companion). Proto-Finnic *sëpra may be borrowed from the same Baltic root.

Alternatively, borrowed from Russian шабёр (šabjór).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

шабра (šabra)

  1. neighbour

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References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “шабра”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

шабра́ (šabrám anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of шабёр (šabjór)