snajper

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian сна́йпер (snájper), from English sniper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnaj.pɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ajpɛr
• Syllabification: snaj‧per

Noun

snajper m pers (female equivalent snajperka)

1. sniper (person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

   Synonym: strzelec wyborowy

Declension

Declension of snajper

	singular	plural
nominative	snajper	snajperzy/snajpery (deprecative)
genitive	snajpera	snajperów
dative	snajperowi	snajperom
accusative	snajpera	snajperów
instrumental	snajperem	snajperami
locative	snajperze	snajperach
vocative	snajperze	snajperzy

Derived terms

adjective

• snajperski

 

Further reading

• snajper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• snajper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English sniper.

Noun

snàjper m (Cyrillic spelling сна̀јпер)

1. a long-range small arms for precise attacks
2. sniper (by metonymy)

Declension

Declension of snajper

	singular	plural
nominative	snajper	snajperi
genitive	snajpera	snajpera
dative	snajperu	snajperima
accusative	snajper	snajpere
vocative	snajperu	snajperi
locative	snajperu	snajperima
instrumental	snajperom	snajperima