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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic конюхъ (konjuxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *koňuxъ. By surface analysis, конь (konʹ) + -ух (-ux).
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́нюх • (kónjux) m anim (genitive ко́нюха, nominative plural ко́нюхи, genitive plural ко́нюхов)
- groom, stableman, hostler (person at an inn who looks after horses)
- European buzzard (Buteo buteo)
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References
- Kiparsky, Valentin (1975) Russische historische Grammatik. Band III: Entwicklung des Wortschatzes (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 263