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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from English boyfriend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: бойфрэ́нд)
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: бо́йфрэнд)
Noun
бойфре́нд or бо́йфренд • (bojfrɛ́nd or bójfrɛnd) m anim (genitive бойфре́нда or бо́йфренда, nominative plural бойфре́нды or бо́йфренды, genitive plural бойфре́ндов or бо́йфрендов)
- (colloquial, neologism) boyfriend
- Synonyms: кавале́р (kavalér), ухажёр (uxažór); покло́нник (poklónnik, “admirer, fan”); друг (drug, “boyfriend; friend”); па́рень (párenʹ, “boyfriend; lad, boy”); возлю́бленный (vozljúblennyj, “sweetheart”), люби́мый (ljubímyj, “sweetheart”); жени́х (ženíx, “fiancé”); любо́вник (ljubóvnik, “lover”); партнёр (partnjór, “partner”); сожи́тель (sožítelʹ, “cohabitant”)
- Antonyms: гёрлфренд (gjórlfrɛnd), гёрлфре́нд (gjorlfrɛ́nd)
Usage notes
- The term is sometimes pronounced imitating English and is frowned upon by purists, as it is considered an Anglicism or a code-switch but it is also considered less ambiguous or direct than other terms.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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бойфре́нд, бо́йфренд bojfrɛ́nd, bójfrɛnd
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бойфре́нды, бо́йфренды bojfrɛ́ndy, bójfrɛndy
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genitive
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бойфре́нда, бо́йфренда bojfrɛ́nda, bójfrɛnda
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бойфре́ндов, бо́йфрендов bojfrɛ́ndov, bójfrɛndov
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dative
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бойфре́нду, бо́йфренду bojfrɛ́ndu, bójfrɛndu
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бойфре́ндам, бо́йфрендам bojfrɛ́ndam, bójfrɛndam
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accusative
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бойфре́нда, бо́йфренда bojfrɛ́nda, bójfrɛnda
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бойфре́ндов, бо́йфрендов bojfrɛ́ndov, bójfrɛndov
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instrumental
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бойфре́ндом, бо́йфрендом bojfrɛ́ndom, bójfrɛndom
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бойфре́ндами, бо́йфрендами bojfrɛ́ndami, bójfrɛndami
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prepositional
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бойфре́нде, бо́йфренде bojfrɛ́nde, bójfrɛnde
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бойфре́ндах, бо́йфрендах bojfrɛ́ndax, bójfrɛndax
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