ровесник

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech rovesník or Polish rówieśnik.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rɐˈvʲesʲnʲɪk]
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Noun

рове́сник • (rovésnik) m anim (genitive рове́сника, nominative plural рове́сники, genitive plural рове́сников, feminine рове́сница)

  1. contemporary, age-mate (one who is the same age as another)

Declension
Declension of рове́сник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative рове́сник
rovésnik		 рове́сники
rovésniki
genitive рове́сника
rovésnika		 рове́сников
rovésnikov
dative рове́снику
rovésniku		 рове́сникам
rovésnikam
accusative рове́сника
rovésnika		 рове́сников
rovésnikov
instrumental рове́сником
rovésnikom		 рове́сниками
rovésnikami
prepositional рове́снике
rovésnike		 рове́сниках
rovésnikax

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ровесник”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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