Зализняк

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Залізня́к (Zaliznják), from залі́зо (zalízo, iron), cf. Железня́к (Železnják) of the same origin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Зализня́к (Zaliznjákm anim (genitive Зализняка́, nominative plural Зализняки́, genitive plural Зализняко́в)
Зализня́к (Zaliznjákf anim (indeclinable)

  1. a surname, Zaliznyak, from Ukrainian; particularly, Soviet and Russian linguist, an expert in historical linguistics, accentology, dialectology and grammar Andrey Zaliznyak, 29 April 1935, to 24 December 2017 (aged 82)
    Андре́й Зализня́кAndréj ZaliznjákAndrey Zaliznyak

Declension

  • Note: The feminine form is indeclinable.

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