сыр-бор

Russian

Etymology

From сыр (syr, “damp”) +‎ бор (bor, “pine forest”); see usage note below.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌsɨr ˈbor]

Noun

сыр-бо́р • (syr-bór) m inan (genitive сыр-бо́ра, nominative plural сыр-бо́ры, genitive plural сыр-бо́ров)

  1. (colloquial, often ironic) hubbub, fuss, commotion

Declension
Declension of сыр-бо́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative сыр-бо́р
syr-bór		 сыр-бо́ры
syr-bóry
genitive сыр-бо́ра
syr-bóra		 сыр-бо́ров
syr-bórov
dative сыр-бо́ру
syr-bóru		 сыр-бо́рам
syr-bóram
accusative сыр-бо́р
syr-bór		 сыр-бо́ры
syr-bóry
instrumental сыр-бо́ром
syr-bórom		 сыр-бо́рами
syr-bórami
prepositional сыр-бо́ре
syr-bóre		 сыр-бо́рах
syr-bórax

Usage notes
  • Normally found in the expression сыр-бо́р загоре́лся (syr-bór zagorélsja, “all hell broke loose”), literally "a damp pine forest caught fire".
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.