շլագբաում

Armenian

Etymology

From Russian шлагба́ум (šlagbáum), from German Schlagbaum.

Pronunciation

Noun

շլագբաում • (šlagbaum) (colloquial, nonstandard, Eastern Armenian)

  1. boom barrier, boom gate
    Synonym: ուղեփակոց (uġepʻakocʻ)

Usage notes

The uneducated mispronounce this in various ways: շլագբաուն (šlagbaun), շլագբավո (šlagbavo), շլանբավո (šlanbavo), շլամբավո (šlambavo), շլանգբավո (šlangbavo), շլանգբաում (šlangbaum) etc.

Declension

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