Belarusian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Russian зало́жник (zalóžnik).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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зало́жнік (zalóžnikm pers (genitive зало́жніка, nominative plural зало́жнікі, genitive plural зало́жнікаў, feminine зало́жніца)

  1. hostage
    Synonym: закла́днік (zakládnik)

Declension

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References

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  • заложнік” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org