самодур

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Russian

Etymology

From само- (samo-, self-) + дури́ть (durítʹ, to behave like a fool).

Pronunciation

Noun

самоду́р (samodúrm anim (genitive самоду́ра, nominative plural самоду́ры, genitive plural самоду́ров)

  1. a petty tyrant, a wilful person, despot

Declension