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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian рушни́ца, ручни́ца (rušníca, ručníca), from Old Czech ručnice, possibly via Old Polish ruśnica. By surface analysis, рушни́к (rušnýk) + -иця (-ycja).
Pronunciation
Noun
рушни́ця • (rušnýcja) f inan (genitive рушни́ці, nominative plural рушни́ці, genitive plural рушни́ць, relational adjective рушни́чний, diminutive рушни́чка)
- shotgun, scattergun
- (colloquial) rifle (especially one for hunting)
Declension
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “рушниця”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “рушниця”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “рушниця”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “рушниця”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “рушниця”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “рушниця”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)