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Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
ба́тюшки • (bátjuški) m anim or m anim pl
- inflection of ба́тюшка (bátjuška):
- genitive singular
- nominative plural
Interjection
ба́тюшки • (bátjuški)
- (slightly dated, colloquial) goodness me! oh my goodness!
1879, Lewis Caroll, Соня въ царствѣ дива [Sonya in the land of marvel], pages 1–2:Что кро́ликъ пробѣжа́лъ - не ди́во; но Со́ня удиви́лась, что кро́ликъ на бѣгу́ пробормота́лъ про себя́: „Ба́тюшки, опозда́ю!“- Što królik proběžál - ne dívo; no Sónja udivílasʹ, što królik na běgú probormotál pro sebjá: „Bátjuški, opozdáju!“
- That a rabbit ran past her - that's no miracle; But Sonya was surprised, when the rabbit while running mumbled to himself: „Goodness gracious, I'll be late!“