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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbotьnica, from *orbotьnъ + *-ica. By surface analysis, рабо́т(ник) (rabót(nik)) + -ница (-nica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɐˈbotʲnʲɪt͡sə]
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Noun

рабо́тница • (rabótnica) f anim (genitive рабо́тницы, nominative plural рабо́тницы, genitive plural рабо́тниц, masculine рабо́тник)

  1. female equivalent of рабо́тник (rabótnik): female worker; female clerk, female laborer, female employee
  2. maid, housemaid

Declension

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