противник

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

проти́вник (protívnikm (feminine проти́вница or проти́вничка)

  1. male opponent, adversary
    Synonyms: съпе́рник (sǎpérnik), опоне́нт (oponént)
  2. antagonist, enemy
    Synonyms: враг (vrag), неприя́тел (neprijátel)

Declension

Declension of проти́вник
singular plural
indefinite проти́вник
protívnik
проти́вници
protívnici
definite
(subject form)
проти́вникът
protívnikǎt
проти́вниците
protívnicite
definite
(object form)
проти́вника
protívnika
vocative form проти́внико
protívniko
проти́вници
protívnici

References

  • противник”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • противник”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

противник (protivnikm (feminine противничка, relational adjective противнички)

  1. opponent

Declension

Declension of противник
singular plural
indefinite противник (protivnik) противници (protivnici)
definite unspecified противникот (protivnikot) противниците (protivnicite)
definite proximal противников (protivnikov) противнициве (protivnicive)
definite distal противникон (protivnikon) противницине (protivnicine)
vocative противнику (protivniku) противници (protivnici)
count form противника (protivnika)

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

проти́вник (protívnikm anim (genitive проти́вника, nominative plural проти́вники, genitive plural проти́вников, feminine проти́вница)

  1. enemy, adversary
  2. opponent, antagonist

Declension

Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. Compare Czech protivník.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prǒtiːʋniːk/
  • Hyphenation: про‧тив‧ник

Noun

про̀тӣвнӣк m anim (Latin spelling pròtīvnīk)

  1. opponent
  2. competitor

Declension

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. Compare Czech protivník, Serbo-Croatian protivnik.

Pronunciation

Noun

проти́вник (protývnykm pers (genitive проти́вника, nominative plural проти́вники, genitive plural проти́вників)

  1. opponent, adversary, antagonist
    Synonym: опоне́нт (oponént)

Declension

Declension of проти́вник
(pers velar masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative проти́вник
protývnyk
проти́вники
protývnyky
genitive проти́вника
protývnyka
проти́вників
protývnykiv
dative проти́вникові, проти́внику
protývnykovi, protývnyku
проти́вникам
protývnykam
accusative проти́вника
protývnyka
проти́вників
protývnykiv
instrumental проти́вником
protývnykom
проти́вниками
protývnykamy
locative проти́вникові, проти́внику
protývnykovi, protývnyku
проти́вниках
protývnykax
vocative проти́внику
protývnyku
проти́вники
protývnyky

References