Ukrainian

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 язичник (рослина) on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɐˈzɪt͡ʃnek]
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑчьникъ (ęzyčĭnikŭ), from ѧзꙑкъ (ęzykŭ, tongue; nation), modeled on Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, nation).[1]

Noun

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язи́чник (jazýčnykm pers (genitive язи́чника, nominative plural язи́чники, genitive plural язи́чників, feminine язи́чниця, relational adjective язи́чницький)

  1. pagan, heathen (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
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Etymology 2

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From язи́к (jazýk, tongue) +‎ -ник (-nyk).[2]

Noun

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язи́чник (jazýčnykm inan (genitive язи́чника, nominative plural язи́чники, genitive plural язи́чників)

  1. (botany) ligularia (any of several species of flowering plant of the genus Ligularia)
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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “язик²”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 538
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “язичник”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 538

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