Macedonian

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Etymology

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From по́слуша (pósluša, to obey) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔsɫuʃnik]
  • Hyphenation: пос‧луш‧ник

Noun

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по́слушник (póslušnikm (plural послу́шници, feminine послу́шничка or послу́шница, relational adjective послу́шнички)

  1. (Christianity) novitiate, novice
    Synonyms: иску́шеник (iskúšenik), ѓак (ǵak)
  2. (derogatory) servant
  3. (derogatory) yes man

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See also

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References

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  • послушник” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐsˈɫuʂnʲɪk]
  • Hyphenation: по‧слуш‧ник

Noun

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послу́шник (poslúšnikm anim (genitive послу́шника, nominative plural послу́шники, genitive plural послу́шников, feminine послу́шница)

  1. (religious) novice

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pǒsluːʃniːk/
  • Hyphenation: по‧слуш‧ник

Noun

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по̀слӯшнӣк m (Latin spelling pòslūšnīk)

  1. (derogatory) yes man

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