претензія

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pretensja, ultimately from Latin praetendō. Compare Russian прете́нзия (preténzija), Belarusian прэтэ́нзія (preténzija).

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Noun

прете́нзія (preténzijaf inan (genitive прете́нзії, nominative plural прете́нзії, genitive plural прете́нзій, relational adjective претензі́йний)

  1. claim (demand for ownership or rights)
  2. complaint
    Synonyms: наріка́ння n (narikánnja), реклама́ція f (reklamácija), ска́рга f (skárha)
  3. pretension (claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality)
  4. (law) claim (legal demand)
    Synonym: по́зов m (pózov)

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “претензія”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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