гарбуз

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian гарбузъ (harbuz),[1] ultimately from Persian خربزه (xarboze). Cognates include Russian арбу́з (arbúz, watermelon), Polish arbuz (watermelon) (false friends).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɣarˈbus]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Hyphenation: га‧рбуз, гар‧буз

Noun

гарбу́з • (harbúzm inan (genitive гарбуза́, nominative plural гарбузы́, genitive plural гарбузо́ў, relational adjective гарбузовы or гарбу́зны)

  1. pumpkin (plant and fruit)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • гарбу́знік m inan (harbúznik)
verbs

References

  1. ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1985), “гарбузъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 6 (выостреный – глядати), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 253
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “гарбу́з”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 56

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian خربزه (xarboze). Cognates include Russian арбу́з (arbúz, watermelon), Polish arbuz (watermelon) (false friends).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

гарбу́з • (harbúzm inan (genitive гарбуза́, nominative plural гарбузи́, genitive plural гарбузі́в, relational adjective гарбузо́вий, diminutive гарбу́зик)

  1. pumpkin (plant and fruit)

Declension

Declension of гарбу́з
(inan hard masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative гарбу́з
harbúz
гарбузи́
harbuzý
genitive гарбуза́
harbuzá
гарбузі́в
harbuzív
dative гарбузо́ві, гарбузу́
harbuzóvi, harbuzú
гарбуза́м
harbuzám
accusative гарбу́з
harbúz
гарбузи́
harbuzý
instrumental гарбузо́м
harbuzóm
гарбуза́ми
harbuzámy
locative гарбузі́
harbuzí
гарбуза́х
harbuzáx
vocative гарбу́зе
harbúze
гарбузи́
harbuzý

Derived terms

  • гарбузоподі́бний (harbuzopodíbnyj)
  • да́ти гарбуза́ (dáty harbuzá), піднести́ гарбуза́ (pidnestý harbuzá, to give the mitten, to reject)
  • діста́ти гарбуза́ (distáty harbuzá), схопи́ти гарбуза́ (sxopýty harbuzá, to get the mitten, to get rejected)

References