противник

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

проти́вник (protívnikm (feminine проти́вница or проти́вничка)

  1. male opponent, adversary
    Synonyms: съпе́рник (sǎpérnik), опоне́нт (oponént)
  2. antagonist, enemy
    Synonyms: враг (vrag), неприя́тел (neprijátel)

Declension

References

  • противник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • противник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

противник (protivnikm (feminine противничка, relational adjective противнички)

  1. opponent

Declension

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

проти́вник (protívnikm anim (genitive проти́вника, nominative plural проти́вники, genitive plural проти́вников, feminine проти́вница)

  1. enemy, adversary
  2. opponent, antagonist

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. Compare Czech protivník.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prǒtiːʋniːk/
  • Hyphenation: про‧тив‧ник

Noun

про̀тӣвнӣк m (Latin spelling pròtīvnīk)

  1. opponent
  2. competitor

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. Compare Czech protivník, Serbo-Croatian protivnik.

Pronunciation

Noun

проти́вник (protývnykm pers (genitive проти́вника, nominative plural проти́вники, genitive plural проти́вників)

  1. opponent, adversary, antagonist
    Synonym: опоне́нт (oponént)

Declension

References