преступник

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣстѫпьникъ (prěstǫpĭnikŭ). By surface analysis, преступи́ть (prestupítʹ) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

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Noun

престу́пник (prestúpnikm anim (genitive престу́пника, nominative plural престу́пники, genitive plural престу́пников, feminine престу́пница)

  1. criminal, delinquent, offender

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perstǫpьnikъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prěːstupniːk/
  • Hyphenation: пре‧ступ‧ник

Noun

пре́ступнӣк m (Latin spelling préstupnīk)

  1. offender, transgressor

Declension

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