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Ukrainian
Etymology
From по- (po-) + сі́пати (sípaty) + -а́ка (-áka). Compare Polish siepacz.
Pronunciation
Noun
посіпа́ка • (posipáka) m pers or f pers (genitive посіпа́ки, nominative plural посіпа́ки, genitive plural посіпа́к)
- (derogatory) henchman, accomplice
- Synonyms: співуча́сник m (spivučásnyk), спі́льник m (spílʹnyk), поплі́чник m (poplíčnyk), посо́бник m (posóbnyk)
Declension
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “посіпака”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “посіпака”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “посіпака”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka