дьяк
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic диѩкъ (dijękŭ), from Ancient Greek διάκος (diákos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʲjak]
Noun
дьяк • (dʹjak) m anim (genitive дья́ка, nominative plural дья́ки, genitive plural дья́ков)
- (historical) dyak, clerk, official in Russia in 14-17 centuries
- Synonym: дьячо́к (dʹjačók)
- (historical) dyak, a low-ranked clergyman
- Synonym: дьячо́к (dʹjačók)
Declension
Declension of дьяк (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дья́к dʹják | дья́ки dʹjáki |
| genitive | дья́ка dʹjáka | дья́ков dʹjákov |
| dative | дья́ку dʹjáku | дья́кам dʹjákam |
| accusative | дья́ка dʹjáka | дья́ков dʹjákov |
| instrumental | дья́ком dʹjákom | дья́ками dʹjákami |
| prepositional | дья́ке dʹjáke | дья́ках dʹjákax |
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “дьяк”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress