язычник
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old East Slavic ѩзꙑчьникъ (języčĭnikŭ), from ѩзꙑкъ (językŭ, “tongue; nation”). Modeled on Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “nation”) : ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “heathen”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]язы́чник • (jazýčnik) m anim (genitive язы́чника, nominative plural язы́чники, genitive plural язы́чников, feminine язы́чница)
- pagan, heathen (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
- polytheist
- Synonyms: полите́и́ст (politɛ́íst), многобо́жец (mnogobóžec)
Declension
[edit]Declension of язы́чник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | язы́чник jazýčnik |
язы́чники jazýčniki |
genitive | язы́чника jazýčnika |
язы́чников jazýčnikov |
dative | язы́чнику jazýčniku |
язы́чникам jazýčnikam |
accusative | язы́чника jazýčnika |
язы́чников jazýčnikov |
instrumental | язы́чником jazýčnikom |
язы́чниками jazýčnikami |
prepositional | язы́чнике jazýčnike |
язы́чниках jazýčnikax |
References
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “язычник”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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- Russian terms inherited from Old East Slavic
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- Russian 3-syllable words
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- Russian velar-stem masculine-form nouns
- Russian velar-stem masculine-form accent-a nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a
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