двоечник
Russian
Etymology
From дво́йка (dvójka) + -ник (-nik). The USSR and now the Russian Federation and other ex-Soviet republics used/use a five-point academic grading system where два (dva, “two, number 2”) denotes hardly any knowledge, below average, the first level of failing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdvo(j)ɪʂnʲɪk] (phonetic respelling: дво́ешник)
Noun
дво́ечник • (dvóješnik) m anim (genitive дво́ечника, nominative plural дво́ечники, genitive plural дво́ечников, feminine дво́ечница)
- pupil with only the lowest mark "two" in his record.
- (by extension) anyone who is a bad performer
Declension
Declension of дво́ечник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дво́ечник dvóješnik | дво́ечники dvóješniki |
| genitive | дво́ечника dvóješnika | дво́ечников dvóješnikov |
| dative | дво́ечнику dvóješniku | дво́ечникам dvóješnikam |
| accusative | дво́ечника dvóješnika | дво́ечников dvóješnikov |
| instrumental | дво́ечником dvóješnikom | дво́ечниками dvóješnikami |
| prepositional | дво́ечнике dvóješnike | дво́ечниках dvóješnikax |
Coordinate terms
- колы́шник (kolýšnik)
- тро́ечник (tróješnik)
- четвёрочник (četvjórošnik)
- пятёрочник (pjatjórošnik)
Related terms
- дво́йка (dvójka)