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педант (pedantm (relational adjective педантен)

  1. pedant, prig
  2. clean, orderly person with high standards regarding hygiene

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pédant (possibly via German Pedant), from Italian pedante.[1][2]

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  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈdant]
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Noun

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педа́нт (pedántm anim (genitive педа́нта, nominative plural педа́нты, genitive plural педа́нтов)

  1. pedant, prig
    сухо́й педа́нт
    suxój pedánt
    dry-as-dust pedant

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  1. ^ Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “педант”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “педант”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From German Pedant, from French pédant, from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía).

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  • IPA(key): /pědant/
  • Hyphenation: пе‧дант

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пѐдант, педа̏нт m (Latin spelling pèdant, pedȁnt)

  1. pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)

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Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pédant (possibly via German Pedant), from Italian pedante.[1]

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педа́нт (pedántm pers (genitive педа́нта, nominative plural педа́нти, genitive plural педа́нтів, feminine педа́нтка, relational adjective педа́нтський)

  1. pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
    Synonyms: буквої́д m (bukvojíd), формалі́ст m (formalíst)
  2. pedant (person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge)

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “педант”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 327

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