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соперник

соперник

Macedonian

Noun

соперник (sopernik) m (plural соперници)

  1. rival, adversary, opponent

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic супьрьникъ (supĭrĭnikŭ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sǫ-, *perti (to beat, press up, balk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈpʲernʲɪk]

Noun

сопе́рник (sopérnik) m anim (genitive сопе́рника, nominative plural сопе́рники, genitive plural сопе́рников, feminine сопе́рница)

  1. rival, adversary, opponent
  2. antagonist

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References

  • Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), соперник”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
  • Sreznevskij, I. I. (1912), соперник”, in Materialy dlja slovarja drevne-russkago jazyka po pisʹmennym pamjatnikam [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old Russian Language According to Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 3, Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 626