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официант

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Chechen

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Noun

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официант (oficiant?

  1. waiter

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French officiant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐfʲɪt͡sɨˈant]
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  • (casual, fast speech) IPA(key): [ɐfʲɪˈt͡sant] (phonetic respelling: офица́нт)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

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официа́нт (oficiántm anim (genitive официа́нта, nominative plural официа́нты, genitive plural официа́нтов, feminine официа́нтка)

  1. waiter
    • 1998, Борис Акунин, “Глава седьмая”, in Турецкий гамбит, Москва: Захаров; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., The Turkish Gambit, New York: Random House, 2005:
      Официанты уже уносили кофейник и кекс, заказанный экономным корреспондентом, и тащили вина, сладости, фрукты, сыры.
      Oficianty uže unosili kofejnik i keks, zakazannyj ekonomnym korrespondentom, i taščili vina, sladosti, frukty, syry.
      The waiters were already bearing away the coffee and cake ordered by the thrifty correspondent and bringing wines, sweets, fruit, cheeses.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: ofisiant