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заложник

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From зало́жа (zalóža, “to secure, to rug”) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈɫɔʒnik]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

зало́жник • (zalóžnik) m (feminine зало́жничка or зало́жница)

  1. hostage

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

References

  • “заложник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “заложник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzaɫɔʒnik]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: за‧лож‧ник

Noun

за́ложник • (záložnik) m (plural зало́жници, feminine зало́жничка or зало́жница, relational adjective зало́жнички)

  1. hostage
  2. guarantor

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

References

  • “заложник” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

заложи́ть (založítʹ) +‎ -ник (-nik), related to зало́г (zalóg, “pledge, deposit, security”).

Pronunciation

Noun

зало́жник • (zalóžnik) m anim (genitive зало́жника, nominative plural зало́жники, genitive plural зало́жников, feminine зало́жница, relational adjective зало́жнический)

  1. hostage

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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