покойница

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Russian

Etymology

From поко́й(ник) (pokój(nik)) +‎ -ница (-nica), from Proto-Slavic *pokojь.

Pronunciation

Noun

поко́йница (pokójnicaf anim (genitive поко́йницы, nominative plural поко́йницы, genitive plural поко́йниц, masculine поко́йник)

  1. female equivalent of поко́йник (pokójnik): female deceased person

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