гандляр

Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish handlarz, from German Händler. Cognate with Ukrainian гендля́р (hendljár).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɣandˈlʲar]

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: ганд‧ляр

Noun

гандля́р • (handljár) m pers (genitive гандляра́, nominative plural гандляры́, genitive plural гандляро́ў, feminine гандля́рка, relational adjective гандля́рскі)

1. shopkeeper (one who engages in private trade)
2. dealer, merchant, trader
3. (derogatory, figuratively) sellout (an unprincipled person who trades their conscience, talent, beliefs, etc.)

Declension

Declension of гандля́р (pr hard masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	гандля́р handljár	гандляры́ handljarý
genitive	гандляра́ handljará	гандляро́ў handljaróŭ
dative	гандляру́ handljarú	гандляра́м handljarám
accusative	гандляра́ handljará	гандляро́ў handljaróŭ
instrumental	гандляро́м handljaróm	гандляра́мі handljarámi
locative	гандляру́ handljarú	гандляра́х handljaráx
count form	—	гандляры́1 handljarý1

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

Derived terms

nouns

• гандля́рства n inan (handljárstva)

 

Further reading

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