Belarusian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian трофе́й (troféj), from French trophée.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [traˈfʲej]
  • Rhymes: -ej
  • Hyphenation: тра‧фей

Noun

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трафе́й (trafjéjm inan (genitive трафе́я, nominative plural трафе́і, genitive plural трафе́яў, relational adjective трафе́йны)

  1. (usually in the plural) trophy (weapons and military property captured from a defeated enemy)
  2. (usually in the plural) trophy (things, loot as evidence or result of victory, success in something)
  3. trophy (ornamental decoration in the form of military armor)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “трафей”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
  • трафей”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • трафей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org