истец

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic истьць (istĭcĭ). Compare Bulgarian исте́ц (istéc), Polish iściec (legal owner). Per Sobolevsky (Lectures 133; quoted in Vasmer), derived from Old East Slavic исто (isto, capital) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ) (whence Russian -е́ц (-éc)); original meaning "owner". Cognate with и́стый (ístyj, real, true).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɪˈsʲtʲet͡s]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

исте́ц (istécm anim (genitive истца́, nominative plural истцы́, genitive plural истцо́в)

  1. (law) plaintiff
    Antonym: отве́тчик (otvétčik)

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References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “истец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress