свитер

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English sweater with some phonetic changes resulting from a hypercorrect pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• сви́тэр: IPA^(key): [ˈsvʲitɨr] (phonetic respelling: сви́тэр)

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• сви́тер: IPA^(key): [ˈsvʲitʲɪr] (proscribed)

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Noun

сви́тер • (svítɛr, svíter) m inan (genitive сви́тера, nominative plural свитера́ or сви́теры^*, genitive plural свитеро́в or сви́теров^*, diminutive свитеро́к) (* Less common.)

1. sweater (knitted jacket)

Declension

Declension of сви́тер (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c/a irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сви́тер svítɛr, svíter	свитера́△△, сви́теры* svitɛrá△, sviterá△, svítɛry, svítery*
genitive	сви́тера svítɛra, svítera	свитеро́в, сви́теров* svitɛróv, sviteróv, svítɛrov, svíterov*
dative	сви́теру svítɛru, svíteru	свитера́м, сви́терам* svitɛrám, sviterám, svítɛram, svíteram*
accusative	сви́тер svítɛr, svíter	свитера́△△, сви́теры* svitɛrá△, sviterá△, svítɛry, svítery*
instrumental	сви́тером svítɛrom, svíterom	свитера́ми, сви́терами* svitɛrámi, sviterámi, svítɛrami, svíterami*
prepositional	сви́тере svítɛre, svítere	свитера́х, сви́терах* svitɛráx, sviteráx, svítɛrax, svíterax*

^△ Irregular.
^* Less common.

Descendants

• → Crimean Tatar: sviter
• → Georgian: სვიტრი (sviṭri)
• → Uzbek: sviter