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Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, наме́сто (namésto, “instead of”) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
Noun
наме́стник • (naméstnik) m (feminine наме́стница)
- substitute, representative, deputy
- кметски наместник ― kmetski namestnik ― deputy-mayor
- архиерийски наместник ― arhierijski namestnik ― vicar
Declension
References
- “наместник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “наместник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “намѣ́стникъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 189
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “наместник”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 485
Russian
Etymology
From на- (na-) + ме́сто (mésto) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
Noun
наме́стник • (naméstnik) m anim (genitive наме́стника, nominative plural наме́стники, genitive plural наме́стников)
- (historical) deputy, governor-general
Declension