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Ukrainian
Etymology
From older прозвисько (prozvysʹko), from Old East Slavic прозъв (prozŭv). Related to звати (zvaty, “to call”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, invoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
прі́звисько • (prízvysʹko) n inan (genitive прі́звиська, nominative plural прі́звиська, genitive plural прі́звиськ)
- nickname, moniker, sobriquet
- Synonym: на́звисько (názvysʹko)
- (rare) surname
- Synonym: прі́звище (prízvyšče)
Declension
Declension of прі́звисько (inan velar neut-form accent-a)
References
- “прізвисько”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “прізвисько”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “прізвисько”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries