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Russian
Etymology
From репе́й (repéj, “burdock”) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
Noun
репе́йник • (repéjnik) m inan (genitive репе́йника, nominative plural репе́йники, genitive plural репе́йников)
- burdock
- Synonym: лопу́х m (lopúx)
1892, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], “Глава I”, in Палата № 6; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Ward No. 6, 1921:В больни́чном дворе́ стои́т небольшо́й фли́гель, окружённый це́лым ле́сом репе́йника, крапи́вы и ди́кой конопли́.- V bolʹníčnom dvoré stoít nebolʹšój flígelʹ, okružónnyj célym lésom repéjnika, krapívy i díkoj konoplí.
- In the hospital yard there stands a small lodge surrounded by a perfect forest of burdocks, nettles, and wild hemp.
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