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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мѣзиньць (mězinĭcĭ, “youngest son”), from Proto-Slavic *mězinьcь. By surface analysis, мізи́нний (mizýnnyj) + -ець (-ecʹ). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic мѣзиньць (mězinĭcĭ, “youngest son”).
Pronunciation
Noun
мізи́нець • (mizýnecʹ) m inan (genitive мізи́нця, nominative plural мізи́нці, genitive plural мізи́нців, diminutive мізи́нчик)
- (anatomy) little finger, pinky finger, pinky
- (anatomy) little toe, pinky toe, pinky
- (colloquial) youngest son
Declension
Declension of мізи́нець (inan soft masc-form accent-a reduc)
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References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мізинець”, 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), “мізинець”, 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
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мізинець”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мізинець”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “мізинець”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “мізинець”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “мізинець”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)