zavistnic

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic завистьникъ (zavistĭnikŭ, envious person), from зависть (zavistĭ, envy) +‎ -ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ), from за- (za-) +‎ видѣти (viděti, to see), from Proto-Slavic *viděti (to see). Compare Russian завистник (zavistnik).

Adjective

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zavistnic m or n (feminine singular zavistnică, masculine plural zavistnici, feminine and neuter plural zavistnice)

  1. (dated) envious, jealous person, intriguer

Declension

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