отщепенец

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Ruthenian одщепе́нецъ (odščepénecʹ), from Polish odszczepieniec. By surface analysis, отщепи́ть (otščepítʹ) +‎ -е́нец (-énec).

Pronunciation

Noun

отщепе́нец (otščepénecm anim (genitive отщепе́нца, nominative plural отщепе́нцы, genitive plural отщепе́нцев, feminine отщепе́нка)

  1. renegade, misfit
  2. (obsolete) dissenter

Declension