заложник

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From зало́жа (zalóža, to secure, to rug) +‎ -ник (-nik).

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Noun

зало́жник (zalóžnikm (feminine зало́жничка or зало́жница)

  1. hostage

Declension

References

  • заложник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • заложник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: за‧лож‧ник

Noun

за́ложник (záložnikm (plural зало́жници, feminine зало́жничка or зало́жница, relational adjective зало́жнички)

  1. hostage
  2. guarantor

Declension

Declension of заложник
singular plural
indefinite заложник (založnik) заложници (založnici)
definite unspecified заложникот (založnikot) заложниците (založnicite)
definite proximal заложников (založnikov) заложнициве (založnicive)
definite distal заложникон (založnikon) заложницине (založnicine)
vocative заложнику (založniku) заложници (založnici)
count form заложника (založnika)

References

  • заложник” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

заложи́ть (založítʹ) +‎ -ник (-nik), related to зало́г (zalóg, pledge, deposit, security).

Pronunciation

Noun

зало́жник (zalóžnikm anim (genitive зало́жника, nominative plural зало́жники, genitive plural зало́жников, feminine зало́жница, relational adjective зало́жнический)

  1. hostage

Declension