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Russian
Etymology
From со- (so-) + бесе́да (beséda) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
Noun
собесе́дник • (sobesédnik) m anim (genitive собесе́дника, nominative plural собесе́дники, genitive plural собесе́дников, feminine собесе́дница)
- speaking partner, other person (with whom one is talking), interlocutor
- хоро́ший собесе́дник ― xoróšij sobesédnik ― good conversationalist
1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter X, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:На нём бы́ли си́ние очки́, и смотре́л он всегда́ вниз и́ли в сто́рону, ка́к бы тяготя́сь смотре́ть на себесе́дника.- Na njom býli sínije očkí, i smotrél on vsegdá vniz íli v stóronu, kák by tjagotjásʹ smotrétʹ na sebesédnika.
- He wore blue spectacles, and he always looked under or to the side of them, as if it were an effort to look at his companion.
Usage notes
The translation varies by context. Native Russian speakers may overuse the lesser known translation "interlocutor" when speaking English.
Declension