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герб

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Russian гербъ (gerb) (att. 1571), from Old Ruthenian гербъ (herb) (early 16th c.), from Middle Polish herb, from Old Polish herb (13th c.), from Old Czech herb, from erb, from Middle High German erbe (heritage), from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orbʰ-yo-m. Ultimately from the root *h₃erbʰ- (to change allegiance, status, ownership).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʲerp]
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Noun

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герб (gerbm inan (genitive герба́, nominative plural гербы́, genitive plural гербо́в)

  1. coat of arms

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: gerb
  • Kildin Sami: ге̄ррп (gierrp)
  • Latvian: ģerbonis
  • Macedonian: грб (grb)
  • Uzbek: gerb

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian гербъ (herb) (early 16th c.), from Middle Polish herb, from Old Polish herb (13th c.), from Old Czech herb, from erb, from Middle High German erbe (heritage), from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃orbʰ-yo-m. Ultimately from the root *h₃erbʰ- (to change allegiance, status, ownership).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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герб (herbm inan (genitive герба́, nominative plural герби́, genitive plural гербі́в)

  1. coat of arms

Declension

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Further reading

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