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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žerbьcь, from *žerbę, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę), Bulgarian жребе́ц (žrebéc). Compare Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “baby, foetus”).
Pronunciation
Noun
жеребе́ц • (žerebéc) m anim (genitive жеребца́, nominative plural жеребцы́, genitive plural жеребцо́в)
- stallion, stud horse
- stud (sexually active and attractive man)
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