знакомец

Russian

Etymology

знако́мить (znakómitʹ) + -ец (-ec)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [znɐˈkomʲɪt͡s]

Noun

знако́мец • (znakómec) m anim (genitive знако́мца, nominative plural знако́мцы, genitive plural знако́мцев, feminine знако́мка)

  1. (colloquial) pal; acquaintance

Usage notes

Both знако́мец and знако́мка are rarely used in modern Russian. The nominalized adjectives знако́мый (znakómyj) / знако́мая (znakómaja) are more common. The negative versions незнако́мец (neznakómec) and незнако́мка (neznakómka) are also common.

Declension

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