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Russian
Etymology
го́рница (górnica) + -ная (-naja)
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: го́рнишная) (dated, acceptable) [1]
Noun
го́рничная • (górničnaja) f anim (genitive го́рничной, nominative plural го́рничные, genitive plural го́рничных)
- maid, parlourmaid, chambermaid
1899, Лев Толстой, “Часть I. Глава II”, in Воскресенье; English translation from William E. Smith, transl., Resurrection, 1900:Барыня ласково приняла её, угостила пирожками и сладким вином и послала куда-то свою горничную с запиской.- Barynja laskovo prinjala jejó, ugostila pirožkami i sladkim vinom i poslala kuda-to svoju gorničnuju s zapiskoj.
- The lady received Maslova affectionately, treated her to choice cakes and sweet wine, while she dispatched her servant somewhere with a note.
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References
- ^ Avanesov, R. I. (1988) “горничная”, in Orfoepičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Orthoepic Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 4th edition, Moscow: Russkij Jazyk, page 108