Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From зало́жа (zalóža, to secure, to rug) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐˈɫɔʒnik]
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Noun

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зало́жник (zalóžnikm (feminine зало́жничка or зало́жница)

  1. hostage

Declension

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References

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  • заложник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • заложник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzaɫɔʒnik]
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  • Hyphenation: за‧лож‧ник

Noun

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за́ложник (záložnikm (plural зало́жници, feminine зало́жничка or зало́жница, relational adjective зало́жнички)

  1. hostage
  2. guarantor

Declension

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Declension of заложник
singular plural
indefinite заложник (založnik) заложници (založnici)
definite unspecified заложникот (založnikot) заложниците (založnicite)
definite proximal заложников (založnikov) заложнициве (založnicive)
definite distal заложникон (založnikon) заложницине (založnicine)
vocative заложнику (založniku) заложници (založnici)
count form заложника (založnika)

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  • заложник” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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заложи́ть (založítʹ) +‎ -ник (-nik), related to зало́г (zalóg, pledge, deposit, security).

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Noun

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зало́жник (zalóžnikm anim (genitive зало́жника, nominative plural зало́жники, genitive plural зало́жников, feminine зало́жница, relational adjective зало́жнический)

  1. hostage

Declension

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