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Bulgarian
Etymology
From an earlier нуждник (nuždnik), formed via нужда́я (nuždája, “to need”) + -ник (-nik). Literally, "needful, wanted place".
Pronunciation
Noun
ну́жник • (núžnik) m
- (dated) toilet, lavatory, loo
- Synonyms: тоалетна (toaletna); клозет (klozet); (vulgar) кенеф (kenef)
Declension
References
- “нужник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “нужник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
нужник • (nužnik) m
- toilet, lavatory
Declension
Russian
Etymology
ну́жа (núža) + -ник (-nik)
Pronunciation
Noun
ну́жник • (núžnik) m inan (genitive ну́жника, nominative plural ну́жники, genitive plural ну́жников)
- (dated) toilet, lavatory, loo
Declension
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nûʒniːk/
- Hyphenation: нуж‧ник
Noun
ну̏жнӣк m (Latin spelling nȕžnīk)
- toilet
Declension
Further reading
- “нужник”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024