дьяк

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Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

дьяк (dʹjakm 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 Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress