швейцар

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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

Noun

швейца́р (švejcárm anim (genitive швейца́ра, nominative plural швейца́ры, genitive plural швейца́ров)

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

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: շվեյցար (šveycʻar)

See also

References

vol=2 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “швейцар”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN