летописец

Macedonian

Noun

летописец (letopisec) m

  1. chronicler, annalist

Inflection


Russian

Etymology

Per Shansky and Zhuravlev, calque of Ancient Greek χρονογράφος (khronográphos, chronicler, annalist, literally time-writer), from ле́то (léto, year) + -о- (-o-) + писа́ть (pisátʹ, to write) + -ец (-ec).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪtɐˈpʲisʲɪt͡s]

Noun

летопи́сец (letopísec) m anim or m inan (genitive летопи́сца, nominative plural летопи́сцы, genitive plural летопи́сцев)

  1. (animate) chronicler, annalist
  2. (inanimate) chronicle

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Šanskij N. M., Žuravlev A. F., editors (2007), летописец”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 10, Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 87
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