Bulgarian

Noun

варвар m

1. barbarian

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος ‎(bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign words, akin to 'blah blah').

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvarvər]

Noun

ва́рвар • ‎(várvar) m anim ‎(genitive ва́рвара, nominative plural ва́рвары, genitive plural ва́рваров)

1. barbarian

Declension

Related terms

• варваризм ‎(varvarizm)
• ва́рварский ‎(várvarskij)
• варварство ‎(varvarstvo)