бессребреник

Russian

Alternative forms

бессере́бреник (besserébrenik) — least common
бессере́бренник (besserébrennik) — archaic, somewhat common
бессре́бренник (bessrébrennik) — less common

Etymology

Calque of Byzantine Greek Ἀνάργυρος (Anárguros), from Ancient Greek ἀνάργυρος (anárguros, “without money”), from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + ἄργυρος (árguros, “silver, money”). By surface analysis, бес- (bes-, “without”) +‎ (poetic) сребро́ (srebró, “silver”) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bʲɪsːˈrʲebrʲɪnʲɪk]

Noun

бессре́бреник • (bessrébrenik) m anim (genitive бессре́бреника, nominative plural бессре́бреники, genitive plural бессре́бреников)

(Eastern Orthodoxy) Holy Unmercenary
(figuratively) generous person, altruist

Declension

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