швейцар

Russian

Alternative forms

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)

  1. doorman (doorkeeper, usher, porter)
  2. (obsolete) Swiss man

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: շվեյցար (šveycʿar)

See also

References

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), швейцар”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 407
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