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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish rycerz, from Middle High German ritter; compare German Ritter. The form is influenced by царь (carʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ры́царь • (rýcarʹ) m anim (genitive ры́царя, nominative plural ры́цари, genitive plural ры́царей, relational adjective ры́царский)
- knight (a medieval Western European nobleman serving as an armored and mounted warrior; a person on whom knighthood has been conferred)
- посвяща́ть (кого́-либо) в ры́цари ― posvjaščátʹ (kovó-libo) v rýcari ― to knight (someone)
- стра́нствующий ры́царь ― stránstvujuščij rýcarʹ ― knight-errant
- (figurative) knight, cavalier, gallant (a brave and chivalrous man)
Usage notes
- The term ры́царь (rýcarʹ) is strongly associated with a Western European context. For non-Western European knight-like warriors, see ви́тязь (vítjazʹ).
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рыцарь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress