бомж
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бомж
Russian
Alternative forms
- БОМЖ (BOMŽ)
Etymology
Acronym of лицо́ без определённого ме́ста жи́тельства (licó bjez opredeljónnovo mjésta žítelʹstva) - a person without defined place of residence.
Pronunciation
Noun
бомж • (bomž) m anim (genitive бомжа́, nominative plural бомжи́, genitive plural бомже́й, feminine бомжи́ха)
- (colloquial) tramp, bum, hobo, slacker, homeless person
- (figuratively, colloquial) poorly dressed person
- Из прили́чной семьи́, а хо́дит бомжо́м!
- Iz prilíčnoj semʹí, a xódit bomžóm!
- He’s from a decent family, but dresses like a bum!
Declension
Derived terms
- бомжа́тник (bomžátnik)
- бомжева́тый (bomževátyj)
- бомжева́ть (bomževátʹ)
- бомжа́ра (bomžára)
Descendants
- Armenian: բոմժ (bomž)
- Azerbaijani: bomj
- Estonian: bomž
- Latvian: bomzis
- Lithuanian: bomžas
- Ukrainian: бомж (bomž)
See also
- ме́сто жи́тельства (mésto žítelʹstva)
- местожи́тельство (mestožítelʹstvo)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian бомж (bomž).
Pronunciation
Noun
бомж • (bomž) m pers (genitive бо́мжа or бомжа́, nominative plural бо́мжі or бомжі́, genitive plural бо́мжів or бомжі́в, feminine бомжи́ха, relational adjective бомжі́вський)
- (colloquial) tramp, bum, hobo (a homeless person)
Declension
Declension of бомж (pers semisoft masc-form accent-a/b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бомж bomž |
бо́мжі, бомжі́ bómži, bomží |
| genitive | бо́мжа, бомжа́ bómža, bomžá |
бо́мжів, бомжі́в bómživ, bomžív |
| dative | бо́мжеві, бо́мжу, бомже́ві, бомжу́ bómževi, bómžu, bomžévi, bomžú |
бо́мжам, бомжа́м bómžam, bomžám |
| accusative | бо́мжа, бомжа́ bómža, bomžá |
бо́мжів, бомжі́в bómživ, bomžív |
| instrumental | бо́мжем, бомже́м bómžem, bomžém |
бо́мжами, бомжа́ми bómžamy, bomžámy |
| locative | бо́мжеві, бо́мжу, бо́мжі, бомже́ві, бомжу́, бомжі́ bómževi, bómžu, bómži, bomžévi, bomžú, bomží |
бо́мжах, бомжа́х bómžax, bomžáx |
| vocative | бо́мже bómže |
бо́мжі, бомжі́ bómži, bomží |
Synonyms
- безха́тник (bezxátnyk)
- безха́тченко (bezxátčenko)
- безха́тько (bezxátʹko)
- волоцю́га (volocjúha)
- жебра́к (žebrák)
Derived terms
nouns
verb
- бомжува́ти impf (bomžuváty)
Further reading
- Kondratiuk, T. M. (2006) “бомж”, in Словник сучасного українського сленгу [Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Slang] (in Ukrainian), Kharkiv: Folio, →ISBN
- “бомж”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)