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песнопе́вец

rare #44927

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
(rare) bard, poet, singer, panegyristliterature
Пушкина называ́ли песнопе́вцем свобо́ды.
Pushkin was called the bard of freedom.
Archaic and lofty; mainly literary.
2.
(rare) psalmist, hymn singer, cantorreligion
В хра́ме пел ста́рый песнопе́вец.
An old hymn singer was singing in the church.
Of church chant; often of biblical psalm authors.

Examples

Народ называл его великим песнопевцем земли русской.
The people called him the great hymn singer of the Russian land.
В храме выступал известный песнопевец того времени.
A famous hymn singer of that time performed at the temple.
Древний песнопевец сочинял гимны в честь богов.
The ancient hymn singer composed hymns in honor of the gods.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	песнопе́вец	песнопе́вцы
Gen.Genitive	песнопе́вца	песнопе́вцев
Dat.Dative	песнопе́вцу	песнопе́вцам
Acc.Accusative	песнопе́вца	песнопе́вцев
Inst.Instrumental	песнопе́вцем	песнопе́вцами
Prep.Prepositional	песнопе́вце	песнопе́вцах

Word familyпеснопе́вецPRO

песнопе́вецbard; psalmist
nounmasculine
песнопе́ниеhymn
nounneuter

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Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.

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bard cantor hymn panegyrist poet psalmist singer