двоечник
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From дво́йка (dvójka) + -ник (-nik). The USSR and now the Russian Federation and other ex-Soviet republics used/use a five-point academic grading system where два (dva, “two, number 2”) denotes hardly any knowledge, below average, the first level of failing.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]дво́ечник • (dvóješnik) m anim (genitive дво́ечника, nominative plural дво́ечники, genitive plural дво́ечников, feminine дво́ечница)
- pupil with only the lowest mark "two" (F) in his record.
- (by extension) anyone who is a bad performer
Declension
[edit]Declension of дво́ечник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | дво́ечник dvóješnik |
дво́ечники dvóješniki |
genitive | дво́ечника dvóješnika |
дво́ечников dvóješnikov |
dative | дво́ечнику dvóješniku |
дво́ечникам dvóješnikam |
accusative | дво́ечника dvóješnika |
дво́ечников dvóješnikov |
instrumental | дво́ечником dvóješnikom |
дво́ечниками dvóješnikami |
prepositional | дво́ечнике dvóješnike |
дво́ечниках dvóješnikax |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- колы́шник (kolýšnik)
- тро́ечник (tróješnik)
- четвёрочник (četvjórošnik)
- пятёрочник (pjatjórošnik)
Related terms
[edit]- дво́йка (dvójka)
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