домбра
Russian
Домбра
Etymology
Borrowed from Kazakh домбыра (dombyra), from Persian دنب بره (donb-e barre, literally “lamb's tail”). Related to Ottoman Turkish طنبوره (tanbura/tambura), Turkish tambura, Romanian tambură, Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), etc.
Doublet of до́мра (dómra) and танбу́р (tanbúr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɐmˈbra]
Noun
домбра́ • (dombrá) f inan (genitive домбры́, nominative plural домбры́, genitive plural домбр, related adjective домбро́вый)
- (music) dombra (long-necked lute of Turkic or Central Asian origin)
Declension
Declension of домбра́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | домбра́ dombrá | домбры́ dombrý |
| genitive | домбры́ dombrý | до́мбр dómbr |
| dative | домбре́ dombré | домбра́м dombrám |
| accusative | домбру́ dombrú | домбры́ dombrý |
| instrumental | домбро́й, домбро́ю dombrój, dombróju | домбра́ми dombrámi |
| prepositional | домбре́ dombré | домбра́х dombráx |
Derived terms
- домбри́ст (dombríst)
Related terms
- до́мра (dómra)