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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak človek, from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ. Cognates include Slovak človek and Carpathian Rusyn чолові́к (čolovík).
Pronunciation
Noun
чловек (človek) m pers (diminutive чловечок, augmentative чловечиско, related adjective члoвeкoв or члoвeчи or члoвeчeски)
- human, person
- man (male person)
- Synonym: хлоп (xlop)
- Coordinate term: жена (žena)
Usage notes
- In the sense of "man", compared to хлоп (xlop), this is a more generic term and has less of an emphasis on gender.
Declension
Interjection
чловек (človek)
- (in the vocative, informal) dude, bro, man, mate; informal way of addressing a male person
- Synonym: хлопе (xlope)
- цо то, чловече, з тобу? ― co to, človeče, z tobu? ― what is it with you, bro?
Usage notes
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “чловек”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy