самодиец

Russian

Etymology

From самодин (samodin, used as an autonym by some Nganasan people when speaking Russian), a dialectal variant of самое́д (samojéd, Samoyed), ultimately probably from Sami *saam-edne (land of the people).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səmɐˈdʲi(j)ɪt͡s]

Noun

самоди́ец (samodíjec) m anim (genitive самоди́йца, nominative plural самоди́йцы, genitive plural самоди́йцев, feminine самоди́йка, related adjective самоди́йский)

  1. a Samoyed (a person belonging to a Samoyedic ethnic group)
    Synonym: (dated) самое́д (samojéd)

Declension

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