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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic алъчьнъ (alŭčĭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *òlčьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *álˀkinas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaɫt͡ɕnɨj]
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Adjective

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а́лчный (álčnyj)

  1. (literary) greedy

Declension

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