бессребреник

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of Byzantine Greek Ἀνάργυρος (Anárguros), from Ancient Greek ἀνάργυρος (anárguros, without money), from ἀν- (an-, un-) + ἄργυρος (árguros, silver, money). By surface analysis, бес- (bes-, without) +‎ (poetic) сребро́ (srebró, silver) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪsːˈrʲebrʲɪnʲɪk]

Noun[edit]

бессре́бреник (bessrébrenikm anim (genitive бессре́бреника, nominative plural бессре́бреники, genitive plural бессре́бреников)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) Holy Unmercenary
  2. (figuratively) generous person, altruist

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