скарб

Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German scerf (“coin”) possibly through Polish skarb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skarp]

• Audio:

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Noun

скарб • (skarb) m inan (genitive ска́рбу, nominative plural ска́рбы, genitive plural ска́рбаў)

1. treasure (a collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.)
2. buried treasure (something valuable that is concealed for a long time and then rediscovered.)

   Synonym: клад (klad)

3. (figurative) treasure (anything greatly valued)

   Synonym: кашто́ўнасць (kaštóŭnascʹ)

4. (colloquial) belongings (tangible personal property)

   Synonyms: пажы́ткі (pažýtki), набы́так (nabýtak)

5. (obsolete) fisc (any state treasury or exchequer)

   Synonym: казна́ (kazná)

Declension

Declension of скарб (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	скарб skarb	ска́рбы skárby
genitive	ска́рбу skárbu	ска́рбаў skárbaŭ
dative	ска́рбу skárbu	ска́рбам skárbam
accusative	скарб skarb	ска́рбы skárby
instrumental	ска́рбам skárbam	ска́рбамі skárbami
locative	ска́рбе skárbje	ска́рбах skárbax
count form	—	ска́рбы1 skárby1

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 [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 31 (рушаючий – смущенье), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 301

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish skarb (“treasure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skarp]

Noun

скарб • (skarb) m inan (genitive ска́рба, nominative plural ска́рбы, genitive plural ска́рбов)

1. belongings; things

Declension

Declension of скарб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ска́рб skárb	ска́рбы skárby
genitive	ска́рба skárba	ска́рбов skárbov
dative	ска́рбу skárbu	ска́рбам skárbam
accusative	ска́рб skárb	ска́рбы skárby
instrumental	ска́рбом skárbom	ска́рбами skárbami
prepositional	ска́рбе skárbe	ска́рбах skárbax

Anagrams

• скраб (skrab)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German scerf (“coin”) possibly through Polish skarb.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [skarb]

Noun

скарб • (skarb) m inan (genitive ска́рбу, nominative plural скарби́, genitive plural скарбі́в)

1. a collection of valuable things (money, jewels etc.)
   1. treasure
   2. (in the plural) natural resources
2. (in the plural) values, that which is valued or highly esteemed, as one's morals, morality, or belief system
3. (figurative) anything or anybody greatly valued
   1. somebody or something valuable to someone
   2. wealthy (of thoughts, feelings etc.)
   3. (colloquial, rarely) a term of endearment
4. (colloquial) property, goods, things
5. (archaic) funds, money
6. (archaic) treasury
7. (obsolete) landlord estate in Right-bank Ukraine

Declension

Declension of скарб (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	скарб skarb	скарби́ skarbý
genitive	ска́рбу skárbu	скарбі́в skarbív
dative	ска́рбові, ска́рбу skárbovi, skárbu	скарба́м skarbám
accusative	скарб skarb	скарби́ skarbý
instrumental	ска́рбом skárbom	скарба́ми skarbámy
locative	ска́рбі skárbi	скарба́х skarbáx
vocative	ска́рбе skárbe	скарби́ skarbý

Derived terms

• ні за я́кі ска́рби́ (ni za jáki skárbý)
• хатній скарб (xatnij skarb)

 

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “скарб”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “скарб”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka