Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic подъножиѥ (podŭnožije), from Proto-Slavic *podъnožije, from *podъ- (under) +‎ *noga (foot) +‎ *-ьje. Compare Polish podnóżek, Czech podnožka, Serbo-Croatian podnožje, Bulgarian подножие (podnožie), Russian подножие (podnožije).

Noun

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podnojie f (plural podnojii)

  1. (dated) foot pillow or mat
  2. (dated) footstool

Declension

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