швец
rare #57164
- 1.
tailor
Мой дед был швец, он шил шу́бы на всю дере́вню.
My grandfather was a tailor; he made fur coats for the whole village.
Archaic and folksy; the ordinary modern word is портной. Best known from the saying «И швец, и жнец, и на дуде игрец» ('a jack of all trades').
- 2.
(rare) shoemaker, cobbler
Швец почини́л мне ста́рые сапоги́.
The cobbler mended my old boots.
Dialectal, southern Russian; from Ukrainian швець 'shoemaker'.
Examples
Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | шве́ц | швецы́ |
| Gen.Genitive | швеца́ | швецо́в |
| Dat.Dative | швецу́ | швеца́м |
| Acc.Accusative | швеца́ | швецо́в |
| Inst.Instrumental | швецо́м | швеца́ми |
| Prep.Prepositional | швеце́ | швеца́х |
Word familyшвецPRO
- швецtailor; shoemaker
- Шве́цияSweden
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Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.
