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барин
барин
Russian
Noun
ба́рин • (bárin) m anim (genitive ба́рина, nominative plural ба́ре, genitive plural бар, feminine ба́рыня)
- (historical) boyar, barin, nobleman, gentleman, landlord (a rank of aristocracy in Russia)
- хозя́ин — барин (idiom) ― xozjáin — barin (idiom) ― it's up to you, your choice, you're the boss.
- (archaic) a form of address to noble people, sir, master
- a person who doesn't want to work
- сиде́ть ба́рином; сиде́ть как ба́рин ― sidétʹ bárinom; sidétʹ kak bárin ― to sit around like royalty
Declension
Synonyms
- боя́рин (bojárin) (boyar; an older term)
- господи́н (gospodín), госуда́рь (gosudárʹ), су́дарь (súdarʹ) (archaic forms of address)
- лорд (lord) (noble man)
Related terms
- барский (barskij)