Russian edit

Etymology edit

ла́вка (lávka) +‎ -ник (-nik)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫavət͡ɕnʲɪk]

Noun edit

ла́вочник (lávočnikm anim (genitive ла́вочника, nominative plural ла́вочники, genitive plural ла́вочников, feminine ла́вочница)

  1. (dated) petty trader, small shopkeeper
  2. (figurative, derogatory) greedy bourgeois philistine

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