пьяница

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Russian

Etymology

пья́ный (pʹjányj) +‎ -ица (-ica)

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Noun

пья́ница (pʹjánicam anim or f anim (genitive пья́ницы, nominative plural пья́ницы, genitive plural пья́ниц)

  1. drunkard, drunk
    • 1934, Константин Вагинов , “Глава 4. Зелёный дом”, in Гарпагониана; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Пья́ница люби́л расска́зы о пья́ницах. Мёдом не корми́ Анфе́ртьева, а дай ему́ послу́шать расска́з о пья́нице.
      Pʹjánica ljubíl rasskázy o pʹjánicax. Mjódom ne kormí Anfértʹjeva, a daj jemú poslúšatʹ rasskáz o pʹjánice.
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  2. A card game, in which players throw a card from the bottom of their deck and whoever has the biggest card takes everything currently laying on the table.

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