богатырь
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Russian богатꙑрь (bogatyrʹ), багатꙑрь (bagatyrʹ), from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bagatur. First attested in Russian in 1425. Compare Ukrainian богати́р (bohatýr), Mongolian баатар (baatar), Bashkir батыр (batır), Turkish batur, Persian بهادر, etc. More at bogatyr.
Pronunciation
Noun
богаты́рь • (bogatýrʹ) m anim (genitive богатыря́, nominative plural богатыри́, genitive plural богатыре́й, relational adjective богаты́рский)
- (historical) bogatyr, a medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus
- Synonym: ви́тязь m (vítjazʹ)
- 1831, Alexander Pushkin, Ска́зка о царе́ Салта́не [The Tale of Tsar Saltan]:
- — "Ка́бы я́ была́ цари́ца,— / Тре́тья мо́лвила сестри́ца,— / Я б для ба́тюшки-царя́ / Родила́ богатыря́".
- — "Káby já bylá caríca,— / Trétʹja mólvila sestríca,— / Ja b dlja bátjuški-carjá / Rodilá bogatyrjá".
- But the youngest of the three / Murmured: "If he married me– / I would give our tsar an heir / Handsome, brave, beyond compare."
- strongly built man, hero
Declension
Declension of богаты́рь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | богаты́рь bogatýrʹ |
богатыри́ bogatyrí |
| genitive | богатыря́ bogatyrjá |
богатыре́й bogatyréj |
| dative | богатырю́ bogatyrjú |
богатыря́м bogatyrjám |
| accusative | богатыря́ bogatyrjá |
богатыре́й bogatyréj |
| instrumental | богатырём bogatyrjóm |
богатыря́ми bogatyrjámi |
| prepositional | богатыре́ bogatyré |
богатыря́х bogatyrjáx |
Pre-reform declension of богаты́рь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | богаты́рь bogatýrʹ |
богатыри́ bogatyrí |
| genitive | богатыря́ bogatyrjá |
богатыре́й bogatyréj |
| dative | богатырю́ bogatyrjú |
богатыря́мъ bogatyrjám |
| accusative | богатыря́ bogatyrjá |
богатыре́й bogatyréj |
| instrumental | богатырёмъ bogatyrjóm |
богатыря́ми bogatyrjámi |
| prepositional | богатырѣ́ bogatyrě́ |
богатыря́хъ bogatyrjáx |
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References
- ^ Sevortjan, E. V. (1978) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Nauka, page 85