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Chechen
Noun
официант • (oficiant) class ?
- waiter
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French officiant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- (casual, fast speech) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: офица́нт)
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun
официа́нт • (oficiánt) m anim (genitive официа́нта, nominative plural официа́нты, genitive plural официа́нтов, feminine официа́нтка)
- waiter
1998, Борис Акунин, “Глава седьмая”, in Турецкий гамбит, Москва: Захаров; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., The Turkish Gambit, New York: Random House, 2005:Официанты уже уносили кофейник и кекс, заказанный экономным корреспондентом, и тащили вина, сладости, фрукты, сыры.- Oficianty uže unosili kofejnik i keks, zakazannyj ekonomnym korrespondentom, i taščili vina, sladosti, frukty, syry.
- The waiters were already bearing away the coffee and cake ordered by the thrifty correspondent and bringing wines, sweets, fruit, cheeses.
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