Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schwabber.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʂvabra]
  • Rhymes: -abra
  • Hyphenation: шваб‧ра

Noun

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шва́бра (švábraf inan (genitive шва́бры, nominative plural шва́бры, genitive plural шва́браў)

  1. mop
    Куды ты падзеў швабру?Kudy ty padzjeŭ švabru?Where did you put the mop?

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References

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  • швабра”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • швабра” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch zwabber or dialectal German Schwabber.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʂvabrə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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шва́бра (švábraf inan (genitive шва́бры, nominative plural шва́бры, genitive plural швабр)

  1. mop (implement for washing floors)
  2. (derogatory) woman, such as seen from an utilitarian point of view

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