избранник

Russian

Etymology

From the same source as the verb избрать (izbratʹ, “to choose, elect”). More at Proto-Slavic *-nikъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪzˈbranʲːɪk]
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Noun

избра́нник • (izbránnik) m anim (genitive избра́нника, nominative plural избра́нники, genitive plural избра́нников, feminine избра́нница)

  1. the chosen one; (the) elect
    избра́нник судьбы́ ― izbránnik sudʹbý ― munion of fortune
    наро́дный избра́нник ― naródnyj izbránnik ― elected representative of the people
  2. (one's) darling, sweetheart

Declension

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