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нічник

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From ніч (nič) +‎ -ни́к (-nýk). Compare Russian ночни́к (nočník), Belarusian начні́к (načník).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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нічни́к (ničnýkm inan or m pers (genitive нічника́, nominative plural нічники́, genitive plural нічникі́в)

  1. (inanimate) nightlight, nightlamp
  2. (personal, dialectal, Hutsulian) nightwatchman (shepherd who keeps nightwatch)
  3. (personal, colloquial) night worker, nightman (person who works at night or performs night duty)

Declension

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Further reading

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