шэдэўр

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• šedeŭr, szedeŭr — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chef-d’œuvre. Compare Russian шеде́вр (šedɛ́vr), Ukrainian шеде́вр (šedévr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂɛˈdɛu̯r]

Noun

шэдэ́ўр • (šedéŭr) m inan (genitive шэдэ́ўра, nominative plural шэдэ́ўры, genitive plural шэдэ́ўраў)

1. masterpiece (piece of work that has been given much critical praise)

   У нацыяна́льнай галерэ́і, дзе вы́стаўлены шэдэ́ўры Цо́рна і Ру́бенса, вісі́ць такса́ма мазня́ но́вых мо́дных мастако́ў.

   U nacyjanálʹnaj haljeréi, dzje výstaŭljeny šedéŭry Córna i Rúbjensa, visícʹ taksáma maznjá nóvyx módnyx mastakóŭ.

   In the national gallery, where the masterpieces of Zorn and Rubens are exhibited, there is also a smattering of new fashionable artists.

Declension

Declension of шэдэ́ўр (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	шэдэ́ўр šedéŭr	шэдэ́ўры šedéŭry
genitive	шэдэ́ўра šedéŭra	шэдэ́ўраў šedéŭraŭ
dative	шэдэ́ўру šedéŭru	шэдэ́ўрам šedéŭram
accusative	шэдэ́ўр šedéŭr	шэдэ́ўры šedéŭry
instrumental	шэдэ́ўрам šedéŭram	шэдэ́ўрамі šedéŭrami
locative	шэдэ́ўры šedéŭry	шэдэ́ўрах šedéŭrax
count form	—	шэдэ́ўры1 šedéŭry1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “шэдэўр” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “шэдэўр”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)