спажывец

Belarusian

Etymology

From спажыва́ць (spažyvácʹ) +‎ -ец (-jec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spaʐɨˈvʲet͡s]
• Rhymes: -et͡s
• Hyphenation: спа‧жы‧вец

Noun

спажыве́ц • (spažyvjéc) m pers (genitive спажыўца́, nominative plural спажыўцы́, genitive plural спажыўцо́ў, relational adjective спажыве́цкі)

1. consumer, user

   Synonym: карыста́льнік (karystálʹnik)

2. buyer

   Synonym: пакупні́к (pakupník)

3. (derogatory, figuratively) egoist (one who strives only to satisfy their needs)

Declension

Declension of спажыве́ц (pr hard masc-form accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	спажыве́ц spažyvjéc	спажыўцы́ spažyŭcý
genitive	спажыўца́ spažyŭcá	спажыўцо́ў spažyŭcóŭ
dative	спажыўцу́ spažyŭcú	спажыўца́м spažyŭcám
accusative	спажыўца́ spažyŭcá	спажыўцо́ў spažyŭcóŭ
instrumental	спажыўцо́м spažyŭcóm	спажыўца́мі spažyŭcámi
locative	спажыўцу́ spažyŭcú	спажыўца́х spažyŭcáx
count form	—	спажыўцы́1 spažyŭcý1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “спажывец”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “спажывец” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org