сабля

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See also: сабља

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic саблꙗ (sablja), from Proto-Slavic *sabľa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈsablʲə]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

са́бля (sábljaf inan (genitive са́бли, nominative plural са́бли, genitive plural са́бель, relational adjective са́бельный, diminutive са́белька)

  1. saber, cutlass
  2. (military, dated) rider, cavalryman (as a counting unit of military strength, see also штык)
    Synonym: ша́шка (šáška)
    эскадро́н в две́сти са́бельeskadrón v dvésti sábelʹa squadron of two hundred cavalrymen

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • сабля in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru