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шантрапа

шантрапа

Russian

Noun

шантрапа́ • ‎(šantrapá) m anim, f anim ‎(genitive шантрапы́, nominative plural шантрапы́, genitive plural шантра́п)

  1. worthless person

Declension

Declension of шантрапа́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative шантрапа́
šantrapá 		шантрапы́
šantrapý
genitive шантрапы́
šantrapý 		шантра́п
šantráp
dative шантрапе́
šantrapé 		шантрапа́м
šantrapám
accusative шантрапу́
šantrapú 		шантра́п
šantráp
instrumental шантрапо́й, шантрапо́ю
šantrapój, šantrapóju 		шантрапа́ми
šantrapámi
prepositional шантрапе́
šantrapé 		шантрапа́х
šantrapáx

Etymology

According to the folk etymological version, from the French ne chantera pas, meaning will not sing. The origin of the word шантрапа goes back to the 18th century when serfhood was still common in Russia. Serfs were divided into two categories, those who were able to sing (chantera) and those who could not. The latter were traditionally less educated and were in lesser regard than the former.

In actual fact, it is connected with Czech šantrok, šаntrосh ‎(“liar”), from Middle High German santrocke ‎(“fraud”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂəntrɐˈpa]

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