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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish pojedynek (“duel, rencounter”), from po- + jeden (“one”) + -ek. Cognate with еди́ный (jedínyj), оди́н (odín).
Pronunciation
Noun
поеди́нок • (pojedínok) m inan (genitive поеди́нка, nominative plural поеди́нки, genitive plural поеди́нков)
- duel, rencounter
- combat, fight, battle
За хо́дом поеди́нка боксёров обяза́тельно наблюда́ет врач.- Za xódom pojedínka boksjórov objazátelʹno nabljudájet vrač.
- It's mandatory that a doctor observes the course of the boxers' fight.
- (figurative) dispute, quarrel, argument
Declension