кузница

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кузница (kuznica), from кузнь (kuznĭ, forging) + -ица (-ica); compare Polish kuźnica. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ku- (to forge).

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Noun

ку́зница (kúznicaf inan (genitive ку́зницы, nominative plural ку́зницы, genitive plural ку́зниц)

  1. smithy, blacksmith's shop, forge
    Synonym: (colloquial) ку́зня (kúznja)
  2. farriery
  3. (figuratively) foundry, forge, factory, powerhouse, incubator (a place for developing or training some valuable quality; a source of trained specialists)
    ку́зница ка́дровkúznica kádrovtalent foundry

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References

  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кузница”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 433