дьяк

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic диѩкъ (dijękŭ), from Ancient Greek διάκος (diákos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲjak]

Noun

дьяк (dʹjak) m anim (genitive дья́ка, nominative plural дья́ки, genitive plural дья́ков)

  1. (historical) dyak, clerk, official in Russia in 14-17 centuries
  2. (historical) dyak, a low-ranked clergyman

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), дьяк”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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