шпалера

Ukrainian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Polish szpalera (obsolete form of szpaler), from German Spalier, from Italian spalliera.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃpɐˈɫɛrɐ]
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Noun

шпале́ра • (špaléra) f inan (genitive шпале́ри, nominative plural шпале́ри, genitive plural шпале́р, relational adjective шпале́рний)

(chiefly in the plural) wallpaper (decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings)
tapestry (a heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls)
(chiefly in the plural) trellis (an outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants)
(chiefly in the plural) espalier (a latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence)
(chiefly in the plural) espalier (a row of plants that have been espaliered)
(chiefly in the plural, chiefly military) lines, ranks (of people standing in rows)

Declension

Declension of *шпале́ра*
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	шпале́ра špaléra	шпале́ри špaléry
genitive	шпале́ри špaléry	шпале́р špalér
dative	шпале́рі špaléri	шпале́рам špaléram
accusative	шпале́ру špaléru	шпале́ри špaléry
instrumental	шпале́рою špaléroju	шпале́рами špaléramy
locative	шпале́рі špaléri	шпале́рах špalérax
vocative	шпале́ро špaléro	шпале́ри špaléry

Synonyms

(wallpaper, tapestry, espalier): шпалі́р m (špalír) (dated)
(tapestry): гобеле́н m (hobelén)

References

^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шпалера”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 456

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1980), “шпалера”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (Х – Ь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 513
“шпалера”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)