найманка
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Ukrainian
Etymology
на́ймит (nájmyt, “mercenary, hireling”) + -анка (-anka, feminine suffix). Compare Russian наёмница (najómnica), Belarusian наёмніца (najómnica), Polish najemnica.
Pronunciation
Noun
на́йманка • (nájmanka) f pers (genitive на́йманки, nominative plural на́йманки, genitive plural на́йманок, male equivalent на́йманець)
- female equivalent of на́йманець (nájmanecʹ):
- (military) mercenary, soldier of fortune (hired fighter)
- hireling, hired hand (hired labourer)
- Synonym: на́ймичка (nájmyčka)
- (derogatory) mercenary, hireling (one whose allegiance is motivated by private gain rather than genuine conviction)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | на́йманка nájmanka |
на́йманки nájmanky |
| genitive | на́йманки nájmanky |
на́йманок nájmanok |
| dative | на́йманці nájmanci |
на́йманкам nájmankam |
| accusative | на́йманку nájmanku |
на́йманок nájmanok |
| instrumental | на́йманкою nájmankoju |
на́йманками nájmankamy |
| locative | на́йманці nájmanci |
на́йманках nájmankax |
| vocative | на́йманко nájmanko |
на́йманки nájmanky |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “найманка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “найманка”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “найманка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “найманка”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)