шибболет

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת / שיבולת (shibbolet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂɨbɐˈlʲet]
  • IPA(key): [ʂɨˈbolʲɪt]

Noun

шибболе́т or шиббо́лет (šibbolét or šibbólet) m inan (genitive шибболе́та or шиббо́лета, nominative plural шибболе́ты or шиббо́леты, genitive plural шибболе́тов or шиббо́летов)

  1. shibboleth (a word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc)

Declension

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