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гайдук

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hungarian hajdúk, plural of hajdú (foot-soldier), through Ukrainian гайду́к (hajdúk) and Polish hajduk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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гайду́к (gajdúkm anim (genitive гайдука́, nominative plural гайдуки́, genitive plural гайдуко́в)

  1. hajduk (outlaw, highwayman or freedom fighter in the Balkans)
    • 1835, Иван Лажечников [Ivan Lazhechnikov], “Часть первая. Глава III. Ледяная статуя”, in Ледяной дом; English translation from The House of Ice, (Please provide a date or year):
      С после́дним сло́вом императри́цы каре́та тро́нулась, обле́пленная по бока́м две́рец гайдука́ми, а сза́ди двумя́ ту́рками.
      S poslédnim slóvom imperatrícy karéta trónulasʹ, obléplennaja po bokám dvérec gajdukámi, a szádi dvumjá túrkami.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гайдук”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hungarian hajdúk, plural of hajdú (foot-soldier).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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гайду́к (hajdúkm pers (genitive гайдука́, nominative plural гайдуки́, genitive plural гайдукі́в, relational adjective гайду́цький)

  1. hajduk (outlaw, highwayman or freedom fighter in the Balkans)
  2. a guard of a noble
  3. lackey, attendant, servant

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Further reading

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  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гайдук”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN