бессребреник
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Russian
Alternative forms
- бессере́бреник (besserébrenik) — least common
- бессере́бренник (besserébrennik) — archaic, somewhat common
- бессре́бренник (bessrébrennik) — less common
Etymology
Calque of Byzantine Greek Ἀνάργυρος (Anárguros), from Ancient Greek ἀνάργυρος (anárguros, “without money”), from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + ἄργυρος (árguros, “silver, money”). By surface analysis, бес- (bes-, “without”) + (poetic) сребро́ (srebró, “silver”) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
Noun
бессре́бреник • (bessrébrenik) m anim (genitive бессре́бреника, nominative plural бессре́бреники, genitive plural бессре́бреников)
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) Holy Unmercenary
- (figuratively) generous person, altruist
Declension
Declension of бессре́бреник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бессре́бреник bessrébrenik |
бессре́бреники bessrébreniki |
| genitive | бессре́бреника bessrébrenika |
бессре́бреников bessrébrenikov |
| dative | бессре́бренику bessrébreniku |
бессре́бреникам bessrébrenikam |
| accusative | бессре́бреника bessrébrenika |
бессре́бреников bessrébrenikov |
| instrumental | бессре́бреником bessrébrenikom |
бессре́брениками bessrébrenikami |
| prepositional | бессре́бренике bessrébrenike |
бессре́брениках bessrébrenikax |