купеческий

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Russian

Etymology

купе́ц (kupéc) +‎ -еский (-eskij)

Pronunciation

Adjective

купе́ческий (kupéčeskij)

  1. (relational) merchant; merchant's
    • 1865, Николай Лесков, “Глава шестая”, in Леди Макбет Мценского уезда; English translation from Alfred Edward Chamot, transl., Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, 1922:
      Катерина Львовна закрыла окно в спальне ставнями и еще шерстяным платком его изнутри завесила, да и легла с Сергеем отдохнуть на высокой купеческой постели.
      Katerina Lʹvovna zakryla okno v spalʹne stavnjami i ješče šerstjanym platkom jevo iznutri zavesila, da i legla s Sergejem otdoxnutʹ na vysokoj kupečeskoj posteli.
      Katerina Lvovna had closed the shutters of the bedroom window, hung a woollen shawl across it, and had laid herself down with Sergei to rest on the merchant's high bed.

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