витязь

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vitędzь. Doublet of ви́кинг (víking).

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Noun

ви́тязь (vítjazʹm anim (genitive ви́тязя, nominative plural ви́тязи, genitive plural ви́тязей)

  1. (archaic, poetic) hero, knight

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Descendants

  • Bulgarian: ви́тяз (vítjaz), витéз (vitéz)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “витязь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vitędzь.

Pronunciation

Noun

ви́тязь (výtjazʹm pers (genitive ви́тязя, nominative plural ви́тязі, genitive plural ви́тязів)

  1. (poetic) hero, knight

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