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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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́зница • (kúznica) f inan (genitive ку́зницы, nominative plural ку́зницы, genitive plural ку́зниц)
- smithy, blacksmith's shop, forge
- Synonym: (colloquial) ку́зня (kúznja)
- farriery
- (figuratively) foundry, forge, factory, powerhouse, incubator (a place for developing or training some valuable quality; a source of trained specialists)
- ку́зница ка́дров ― kúznica kádrov ― talent foundry
Declension
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