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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian небожчикъ (nebožčik), from Polish niebożczyk. Cognate with Belarusian нябо́жчык (njabóžčyk).
Pronunciation
Noun
небі́жчик • (nebížčyk) m pers (genitive небі́жчика, nominative plural небі́жчики, genitive plural небі́жчиків, feminine небі́жчиця)
- a deceased (late/dead) person
- Synonym: покі́йник (pokíjnyk)
Declension
Declension of небі́жчик (pers velar masc-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “небі́жчик”, 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), “небі́жчик”, 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
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “небі́жчик”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka