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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic диѩкъ (dijękŭ), from Ancient Greek διάκος (diákos).
Pronunciation
Noun
дьяк • (dʹjak) m anim (genitive дья́ка, nominative plural дья́ки, genitive plural дья́ков)
- (historical) dyak, clerk, official in Russia in 14-17 centuries
- Synonym: дьячо́к (dʹjačók)
- (historical) dyak, a low-ranked clergyman
- Synonym: дьячо́к (dʹjačók)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дьяк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress