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соперник (sopernikm (plural соперници, feminine соперничка, relational adjective сопернички)

  1. rival, adversary, opponent

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Inherited from Old East Slavic супьрьникъ (supĭrĭnikŭ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sǫ-, *perti (to beat, press up, balk).

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  • IPA(key): [sɐˈpʲernʲɪk]
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сопе́рник (sopérnikm anim (genitive сопе́рника, nominative plural сопе́рники, genitive plural сопе́рников, feminine сопе́рница, relational adjective сопе́рнический, diminutive сопе́рничек)

  1. rival, adversary, opponent
  2. antagonist

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “соперник”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “соперник”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 626