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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ѩзꙑчьникъ (języčĭnikŭ), from ѩзꙑкъ (językŭ, “tongue; nation”). Modeled on Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “nation”) : ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “heathen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
язы́чник • (jazýčnik) m anim (genitive язы́чника, nominative plural язы́чники, genitive plural язы́чников, feminine язы́чница)
- pagan, heathen (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
- polytheist
- Synonyms: полите́и́ст (politɛ́íst), многобо́жец (mnogobóžec)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “язычник”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress