полчище

Russian

Etymology

полк (polk) + -ище (-išče)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpoɫt͡ɕɪɕːe]
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Noun

по́лчище • (pólčišče) n inan (genitive по́лчища, nominative plural по́лчища, genitive plural по́лчищ)

  1. horde (a large number of people)
    • Марко Поло, Книга чудес света :
      султа́н по́лчищами напа́л на Армению
      sultán pólčiščami napál na Armeniju
      the sultan attacked Armenia with a horde

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