how to pronounce купец

/kʊˈpʲet͡s/

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купец is pronounced in two syllables

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t͡s

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An example use of купец in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… однажды купец пётр павлович копырин …”

meanings of купец

noun:

Merchant, tradesman.

купец frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word купец occurs in russian on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.