Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic *бьчельникъ (*bĭčelĭnikŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bьčelьnikъ. By surface analysis, пчела́ (pčelá) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpt͡ɕelʲnʲɪk]

Noun edit

пче́льник (pčélʹnikm inan (genitive пче́льника, nominative plural пче́льники, genitive plural пче́льников)

  1. apiary (a place where bees and hives are kept)
    Synonym: па́сека (páseka)

Declension edit