скарб
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish skarb (“treasure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [skarp]
Noun
скарб • (skarb) m inan (genitive ска́рба, nominative plural ска́рбы, genitive plural ска́рбов)
- 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 |
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)
- a collection of valuable things (money, jewels etc.)
- treasure
- (in the plural) natural resources
- (in the plural) values, that which is valued or highly esteemed, as one's morals, morality, or belief system
- (figurative) anything or anybody greatly valued
- somebody or something valuable to someone
- wealthy (of thoughts, feelings etc.)
- (colloquial, rarely) a term of endearment
- (colloquial) property, goods, things
- (archaic) funds, money
- (archaic) treasury
- (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