городничий

Russian

FWOTD – 29 June 2013

Etymology

го́род (górod) + -ни́к (-ník) + -ий (-ij)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡərɐdʲˈnʲit͡ɕɪj]

Noun

городни́чий (gorodníčij) m anim (genitive городни́чего, nominative plural городни́чие, genitive plural городни́чих)

  1. (historical) governor, mayor of an uyezd city

Declension

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:городничий.
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