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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian жнецъ (žnecʹ) (genitive женца (ženca)), from Old East Slavic жьньць (žĭnĭcĭ). Cognate with Belarusian жнец (žnjec), Polish żeniec, Russian жнец (žnec).
Pronunciation
Noun
жнець • (žnecʹ) m pers (genitive женця́, nominative plural женці́, genitive plural женці́в, feminine жни́ця or женчи́ха, diminutive же́нчик)
- reaper (person who reaps)
Declension
Declension of жнець (pers soft masc-form accent-b reduc irreg-stem)
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “жнець”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жнець”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “жнець”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “жнець”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)