винуватець

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From винува́тий (vynuvátyj) +‎ -ець (-ecʹ). Compare Polish winowajca.

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  • IPA(key): [ʋenʊˈʋatet͡sʲ]
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Noun edit

винува́тець (vynuvátecʹm pers (genitive винува́тця, nominative plural винува́тці, genitive plural винува́тців, feminine винува́тиця)

  1. culprit, guilty party, perpetrator, wrongdoer
    Synonyms: злочи́нець m (zločýnecʹ), пору́шник m (porúšnyk), прови́нник (provýnnyk)
  2. person responsible, person to blame, the one to blame (for something bad)
    Synonym: призві́дник m (pryzvídnyk)
  3. (dialectal) debtor
    Synonyms: боржни́к m (boržnýk), дебіто́р f (debitór)

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