неприятель

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *neprijateľь. Synchronically не- (ne-) +‎ прия́тель (prijátelʹ).

For the word formation compare Latin inimīcus (in- + amīcus) whence enemy. Also compare не́друг (nédrug) (не- (ne-) + друг (drug)).

Pronunciation

Noun

неприя́тель (neprijátelʹm anim (genitive неприя́теля, nominative plural неприя́тели, genitive plural неприя́телей, feminine неприя́тельница, relational adjective неприя́тельский)

  1. (military) enemy, adversary
    Synonyms: враг (vrag), проти́вник (protívnik)

Declension