ceașnic

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ceașnic

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic чашникъ (čašnikŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čašnikъ, from *čaša (“cup”) + *-nikъ (forms agents). Compare Czech číšník (“waiter”), Polish cześnik (“cupbearer”), Russian чашник (čašnik, “cupbearer”).

noun ceașnici · ceașnic · ceașnicul · ceașnicii

historical, masculine cupbearer
Similar: paharnic

In English

cupbearer one who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served

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@misc{ceas_nic_2026,
  title = {ceașnic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cea%C8%99nic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}