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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic истьць (istĭcĭ). Compare Bulgarian исте́ц (istéc), Polish iściec (“legal owner”). Per Sobolevsky (Lectures 133; quoted in Vasmer), derived from Old East Slavic исто (isto, “capital”) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ) (whence Russian -е́ц (-éc)); original meaning "owner". Cognate with и́стый (ístyj, “real, true”).
Pronunciation
Noun
исте́ц • (istéc) m anim (genitive истца́, nominative plural истцы́, genitive plural истцо́в)
- (law) plaintiff
- Antonym: отве́тчик (otvétčik)
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