Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian зброѧ (zbroja),[1] from Old Polish zbroja.[2] Doublet of збру́я (zbrúja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzbroja]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oja
  • Hyphenation: зброя

Noun

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збро́я (zbrójaf inan (genitive збро́і, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) weapon, armament, arms
    Synonym: ару́жжа (arúžža)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1993), “зброя”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 12 (зашкодный – злотницкий), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 42
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зброя”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 316

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Polish zbroja. Displaced native ору́жжя (orúžžja, weapon). Doublet of збру́я (zbrúja).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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збро́я (zbrójaf inan (genitive збро́ї, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) weapon, armament, arms
    Synonym: (obsolete) ору́жжя (orúžžja)

Declension

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Declension of збро́я
(inan sg-only j-stem fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative збро́я
zbrója
genitive збро́ї
zbróji
dative збро́ї
zbróji
accusative збро́ю
zbróju
instrumental збро́єю
zbrójeju
locative збро́ї
zbróji
vocative збро́є
zbróje

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