духовник

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxovьnikъ. Compare Old Czech duchovník.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈduxɔvnik]

Noun

духовник • (duhovnik) m (relational adjective духовнички)

1. priest, chaplain, spiritual father

Declension

Declension of духовник

	singular	plural
indefinite	духовник	духовници
definite unspecified	духовникот	духовниците
definite proximal	духовников	духовнициве
definite distal	духовникон	духовницине
vocative	духовнику	духовници
count form	—	духовника

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic духовьникъ (duxovĭnikŭ), from Proto-Slavic *duxovьnikъ. Compare Old Czech duchovník.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʊxɐvˈnʲik]

Noun

духовни́к • (duxovník) m anim (genitive духовника́, nominative plural духовники́, genitive plural духовнико́в)

1. (religion) father confessor, chaplain, spiritual father

Declension

Declension of духовни́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	духовни́к duxovník	духовники́ duxovnikí
genitive	духовника́ duxovniká	духовнико́в duxovnikóv
dative	духовнику́ duxovnikú	духовника́м duxovnikám
accusative	духовника́ duxovniká	духовнико́в duxovnikóv
instrumental	духовнико́м duxovnikóm	духовника́ми duxovnikámi
prepositional	духовнике́ duxovniké	духовника́х duxovnikáx

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxovьnikъ. Compare Old Czech duchovník.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duxǒʋniːk/

Noun

духо̀внӣк m (Latin spelling duhòvnīk)

1. cleric, priest, monk

Declension

Declension of духовник

	singular	plural
nominative	духовник	духовници
genitive	духовника	духовника
dative	духовнику	духовницима
accusative	духовник	духовнике
vocative	духовниче	духовници
locative	духовнику	духовницима
instrumental	духовником	духовницима

Further reading

• “духовник” in Hrvatski jezični portal