опекун

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opekunъ, from *peťi. By surface analysis, опека́ть (opekátʹ) +‎ -ун (-un).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpʲɪˈkun]

Noun

опеку́н • (opekúnm anim (genitive опекуна́, nominative plural опекуны́, genitive plural опекуно́в, female equivalent опеку́нша, relational adjective опеку́нский)

  1. guardian, trustee, patron
  2. (law) custodian of a child

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