собачникъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

соба́чъникъ (sobáčnik)

Etymology

From соба́ка (sobáka, “dog”) +‎ -никъ (-nik). Cognate with Russian соба́чник (sobáčnik).

Noun

соба́чникъ • (sobáčnik) m anim

cynophile (a dog lover)
- собачънику Михалку купили пороху чвертку, олова чвертку ― sobačniku Mixalku kupili poroxu čvertku, olova čvertku ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- того жъ дня дали собачнику Михалце на олово осм. чотыры ― toho ž dnja dali sobačniku Mixalce na olovo osm. čotyry ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

Belarusian: саба́чнік (sabáčnik)
Ukrainian: соба́чник (sobáčnyk)

Further reading

Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “собачникъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 21

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