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поплічник

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From по́пліч (póplič, beside, at the shoulder of) +‎ -ник (-nyk), from плече́ (plečé, shoulder). Cognate with Belarusian папле́чнік (papljéčnik), Polish poplecznik.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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поплі́чник (poplíčnykm pers (genitive поплі́чника, nominative plural поплі́чники, genitive plural поплі́чників, feminine поплі́чниця)

  1. associate
  2. (derogatory) accomplice, henchman
    Synonyms: співуча́сник m (spivučásnyk), спі́льник m (spílʹnyk), посіпа́ка m (posipáka), посо́бник m (posóbnyk)

Declension

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Further reading

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