хранитель

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Old Church Slavonic

хранитель

Etymology

храни(ти) (xrani(ti), to protect) +‎ -тель (-telĭ)

Noun

хранител҄ь (xranitelʹĭm

  1. protector, defender
  2. keeper, guardian

Declension

Descendants

  • Russian: храни́тель (xranítelʹ)
  • Ukrainian: храни́тель (xranýtelʹ)

References

  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic хранитель (xranitelĭ). By surface analysis, храни́ть (xranítʹ, to keep, to guard) +‎ -тель (-telʹ, er).

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Noun

храни́тель (xranítelʹm anim (genitive храни́теля, nominative plural храни́тели, genitive plural храни́телей)

  1. keeper, guardian, custodian
  2. curator

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic хранитель (xranitelĭ). By surface analysis, (obsolete, literary) храни́ти (xranýty) +‎ -тель (-telʹ). Doublet of хорони́тель (xoronýtelʹ).

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Noun

храни́тель (xranýtelʹm pers (genitive храни́теля, nominative plural храни́телі, genitive plural храни́телів, feminine храни́тельниця)

  1. (literary) keeper, watcher, guardian
    Synonyms: охоро́нець (oxorónecʹ), захисни́к (zaxysnýk), охоро́нник (oxorónnyk), оборо́нець (oborónecʹ), вартови́й (vartovýj), проте́ктор (protéktor), хорони́тель (xoronýtelʹ), страж (straž)

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