черноризец

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic чьрноризьць (čĭrnorizĭcĭ), from Old Church Slavonic чрьноризьць (črĭnorizĭcĭ); by surface analysis, чёрный (čórnyj, black) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ ри́за (ríza, robe, vestment) +‎ -ец (-ec).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪrnɐˈrʲizʲɪt͡s]

Noun

чернори́зец • (černorízecm anim (genitive чернори́зца, nominative plural чернори́зцы, genitive plural чернори́зцев)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy, dated) monk
    Synonyms: мона́х (monáx), (dated) черне́ц (černéc)

Declension