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хрещеник

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From хреще́(ний) (xreščé(nyj)) +‎ -ник (-nyk). Compare Russian кре́стник (kréstnik), Belarusian хрэ́снік (xrésnik), Polish chrześniak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xreʃˈt͡ʃɛnek]
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Noun

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хреще́ник (xreščénykm pers (genitive хреще́ника, nominative plural хреще́ники, genitive plural хреще́ників, feminine хреще́ниця)

  1. godson (male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent)
    Synonyms: хреще́ний син m (xreščényj syn), похре́сник m (poxrésnyk), (rare) хрище́ник m (xryščényk)
  2. godchild (child of unspecified sex whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent)

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Further reading

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