тарґовец

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak trhovec, semantically influenced by Serbo-Croatian трговац / trgovac. By surface analysis, тарґ (targ) +‎ -овец (-ovec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarˈɡɔvɛt͡s]
• Rhymes: -ɔvɛt͡s
• Hyphenation: тар‧ґо‧вец

Noun

тарґовец (targovec) m pers (feminine equivalent тарґовкиня, related adjective тарґовецки)

1. salesman, tradesman, seller, dealer
2. vendor

   Synonym: предавач (predavač)

   тарґовец навелько ― targovec navelʹko ― merchant (literally, “vendor in bulk”)

   тарґовец намало ― targovec namalo ― retailer (literally, “retail vendor”)

3. shopkeeper

   Synonym: дутяндїйош (dutjandjijoš)

   тарґовец чекал купцох ― targovec čekal kupcox ― the shopkeeper was stalking for customers

Declension

Declension of тарґовец

	singular	plural
nominative	тарґовец (targovec)	тарґовци (targovci)
genitive	тарґовца (targovca)	тарґовцох (targovcox)
dative	тарґовцови (targovcovi)	тарґовцом (targovcom)
accusative	тарґовца (targovca)	тарґовцох (targovcox)
instrumental	тарґовцом (targovcom)	тарґовцами (targovcami)
locative	тарґовцови (targovcovi)	тарґовцох (targovcox)
vocative	тарґовец (targovec)	тарґовци (targovci)

Related terms

nouns

• тарґ m inan (targ)
• тарґовина f (targovina)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “тарґовец”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “merchant”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 177
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “retailer”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 252
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “trader”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 336