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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́рвар • (várvar) m (relational adjective ва́рварски)
- (archaic) barbarian
- Synonym: ва́рварин (várvarin) (modern term)
Declension
Macedonian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: вар‧вар
Noun
варвар • (varvar) m (plural варвари, feminine варварка)
- barbarian
Declension
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References
- “варвар” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign words, akin to 'blah blah').
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́рвар • (várvar) m anim (genitive ва́рвара, nominative plural ва́рвары, genitive plural ва́рваров, feminine ва́рварка)
- barbarian
Declension
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, strange”), onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign words, akin to 'blah blah').
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́рвар • (várvar) m pers (genitive ва́рвара, nominative plural ва́рвари, genitive plural ва́рварів, feminine ва́рварка, relational adjective ва́рварський)
- barbarian
Declension
Declension of ва́рвар (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Related terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “варвар”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “ва́рвар”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN