Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Czech rovesník or Polish rówieśnik.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rɐˈvʲesʲnʲɪk]
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Noun

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рове́сник (rovésnikm anim (genitive рове́сника, nominative plural рове́сники, genitive plural рове́сников, feminine рове́сница)

  1. contemporary, age-mate (one who is the same age as another)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ровесник”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress