найманка

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

на́йманець (nájmanecʹ, “mercenary, hireling”) +‎ -ка (-ka, feminine suffix). Compare Russian наёмница (najómnica), Belarusian наёмніца (najómnica), Polish najemnica.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

на́йманка • (nájmanka) f pers (genitive на́йманки, nominative plural на́йманки, genitive plural на́йманок, masculine на́йманець)

  1. female equivalent of на́йманець (nájmanecʹ):
    1. (military) mercenary, soldier of fortune (hired fighter)
    2. hireling, hired hand (hired labourer)
      Synonym: на́ймичка (nájmyčka)
    3. (derogatory) mercenary, hireling (one whose allegiance is motivated by private gain rather than genuine conviction)

Declension[edit]

Declension of на́йманка (pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative на́йманка
nájmanka 		на́йманки
nájmanky
genitive на́йманки
nájmanky 		на́йманок
nájmanok
dative на́йманці
nájmanci 		на́йманкам
nájmankam
accusative на́йманку
nájmanku 		на́йманок
nájmanok
instrumental на́йманкою
nájmankoju 		на́йманками
nájmankamy
locative на́йманці
nájmanci 		на́йманках
nájmankax
vocative на́йманко
nájmanko 		на́йманки
nájmanky

Further reading[edit]

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