швейцар
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schweizer (“Swiss person; doorman”) (because Swiss people were often employed as doormen), possibly via Polish szwajcar. First used in the 18th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʂvʲɪjˈt͡sar]
Noun
швейца́р • (švejcár) m anim (genitive швейца́ра, nominative plural швейца́ры, genitive plural швейца́ров)
- doorman (doorkeeper, usher, porter)
- (obsolete) Swiss man
Declension
Declension of швейца́р (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | швейца́р švejcár |
швейца́ры švejcáry |
| genitive | швейца́ра švejcára |
швейца́ров švejcárov |
| dative | швейца́ру švejcáru |
швейца́рам švejcáram |
| accusative | швейца́ра švejcára |
швейца́ров švejcárov |
| instrumental | швейца́ром švejcárom |
швейца́рами švejcárami |
| prepositional | швейца́ре švejcáre |
швейца́рах švejcárax |
See also
- швейца́рец (švejcárec, “Swiss man”)
References
- Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “швейцар”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 407
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