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Bulgarian
Noun
чино́вник • (činóvnik) m (feminine чино́вница)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чино́вник činóvnik |
чино́вници činóvnici |
| definite (subject form) |
чино́вникът činóvnikǎt |
чино́вниците činóvnicite |
| definite (object form) |
чино́вника činóvnika | |
| vocative form | чино́внико činóvniko |
чино́вници činóvnici |
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
чиновник • (činovnik) m (plural чиновници, feminine чиновничка, relational adjective чиновнички, diminutive чиновниче)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чиновник (činovnik) | чиновници (činovnici) |
| definite unspecified | чиновникот (činovnikot) | чиновниците (činovnicite) |
| definite proximal | чиновников (činovnikov) | чиновнициве (činovnicive) |
| definite distal | чиновникон (činovnikon) | чиновницине (činovnicine) |
| vocative | чиновнику (činovniku) | чиновници (činovnici) |
| count form | — | чиновника (činovnika) |
Russian
Etymology
From чин (čin) + -овник (-ovnik).
Pronunciation
Noun
чино́вник • (činóvnik) m anim (genitive чино́вника, nominative plural чино́вники, genitive plural чино́вников, feminine чино́вница, relational adjective чино́вничий)
- official, functionary, bureaucrat
- высокопоста́вленный чино́вник ― vysokopostávlennyj činóvnik ― a high-ranking official
- 1893, Антон Чехов , “IX”, in Рассказ неизвестного человека; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., An Anonymous Story, 1917:
- Са́мый жа́лкий и престу́пный вид име́ли два пирожка́ на таре́лочке. «Сего́дня нас унесу́т обра́тно в рестора́н, — как бы говори́ли они́, — а за́втра опя́ть подаду́т к обе́ду како́му-нибудь чино́внику и́ли знамени́той певи́це».
- Sámyj žálkij i prestúpnyj vid iméli dva pirožká na taréločke. «Sevódnja nas unesút obrátno v restorán, — kak by govoríli oní, — a závtra opjátʹ podadút k obédu kakómu-nibudʹ činóvniku íli znamenítoj pevíce».
- Two pies on a plate had a particularly miserable and guilty air. "We shall be taken back to the restaurant to-day," they seemed to be saying, "and to-morrow we shall be put on the table again for some official or celebrated singer."
Declension
Declension of чино́вник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чино́вник činóvnik |
чино́вники činóvniki |
| genitive | чино́вника činóvnika |
чино́вников činóvnikov |
| dative | чино́внику činóvniku |
чино́вникам činóvnikam |
| accusative | чино́вника činóvnika |
чино́вников činóvnikov |
| instrumental | чино́вником činóvnikom |
чино́вниками činóvnikami |
| prepositional | чино́внике činóvnike |
чино́вниках činóvnikax |
Derived terms
- чино́вничество n (činóvničestvo)
- чину́ша m anim or f anim (činúša)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: չինովնիկ (čʻinovnik)
- → English: chinovnik
- → Hungarian: csinovnyik
- → Ingrian: cinovnikka
- → Lithuanian: valdininkas (calque)
- → Romanian: cinovnic
- → Serbo-Croatian: činovnik
Noun
чино́вник • (činóvnik) m inan (genitive чино́вника, nominative plural чино́вники, genitive plural чино́вников)
Declension
Declension of чино́вник (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чино́вник činóvnik |
чино́вники činóvniki |
| genitive | чино́вника činóvnika |
чино́вников činóvnikov |
| dative | чино́внику činóvniku |
чино́вникам činóvnikam |
| accusative | чино́вник činóvnik |
чино́вники činóvniki |
| instrumental | чино́вником činóvnikom |
чино́вниками činóvnikami |
| prepositional | чино́внике činóvnike |
чино́вниках činóvnikax |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чино́вникъ (činóvnik) (modern spelling чино́вник (činóvnik)).
Pronunciation
Noun
чино̀внӣк m (Latin spelling činòvnīk, female equivalent чино̀вница)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чино̀внӣк | чиновни́ци |
| genitive | чиновни́ка | чиновни́ка̄ |
| dative | чиновнику | чиновницима |
| accusative | чиновника | чиновнике |
| vocative | чиновниче | чиновници |
| locative | чиновнику | чиновницима |
| instrumental | чиновником | чиновницима |
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
чино́вник • (čynóvnyk) m pers (genitive чино́вника, nominative plural чино́вники, genitive plural чино́вників, female equivalent чино́вниця, relational adjective чино́вницький)
- official, functionary, bureaucrat
- Synonym: урядо́вець (urjadóvecʹ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чино́вник čynóvnyk |
чино́вники čynóvnyky |
| genitive | чино́вника čynóvnyka |
чино́вників čynóvnykiv |
| dative | чино́вникові, чино́внику čynóvnykovi, čynóvnyku |
чино́вникам čynóvnykam |
| accusative | чино́вника čynóvnyka |
чино́вників čynóvnykiv |
| instrumental | чино́вником čynóvnykom |
чино́вниками čynóvnykamy |
| locative | чино́вникові, чино́внику čynóvnykovi, čynóvnyku |
чино́вниках čynóvnykax |
| vocative | чино́внику čynóvnyku |
чино́вники čynóvnyky |
Derived terms
- чино́вництво n (čynóvnyctvo)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чиновник”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “чиновник”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “чиновник”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “чиновник”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)