буквоїд

Ukrainian

Etymology

From бу́ква (búkva, letter) + -о- (-o-) + -їд (-jid, eater). Compare Russian буквое́д (bukvojéd), Belarusian буквае́д (bukvajéd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊkwɔˈjid]

Noun

буквої́д • (bukvojíd) m pers (genitive буквої́да, nominative plural буквої́ди, genitive plural буквої́дів, feminine буквої́дка, relational adjective буквої́дський)

  1. (ironic) pedant, dryasdust (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points)
    Synonyms: педа́нт m (pedánt), формалі́ст m (formalíst)

Declension

Derived terms

  • буквої́дство (bukvojídstvo)

Further reading

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