тёзка

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Russian

Etymology

From тёза (tjóza) +‎ -ка (-ka), ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *tьzъ.

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Noun

тёзка (tjózkam anim or f anim (genitive тёзки, nominative plural тёзки, genitive plural тёзок)

  1. namesake (person, place or thing having the same name as another)

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тёзка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тёза”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress