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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic боꙗринъ (bojarinŭ), from Old Church Slavonic болꙗринъ (boljarinŭ), from Bulgar, attested in Greek variously as βωυλε, βοιλας, βοηλας, βουληα, βοιλᾶς, βολιᾶς. The form with -j- might have come from contamination with Old East Slavic бои (boi).
Pronunciation
Noun
боя́рин • (bojárin) m anim (genitive боя́рина, nominative plural боя́ре, genitive plural боя́р, feminine боя́рыня, relational adjective боя́рский)
- (historical) boyar
- Synonym: (a more modern term) ба́рин (bárin)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “боярин”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic боꙗринъ (bojarinŭ), from Old Church Slavonic болꙗринъ (boljarinŭ).
Pronunciation
Noun
боя́рин • (bojáryn) m pers (genitive боя́рина, nominative plural боя́ри, genitive plural боя́р, feminine боя́риня, relational adjective боя́рський)
- (historical) boyar
Declension
Declension of боя́рин (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “боя́рин”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “боя́рин”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN