блин
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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mlinъ.
Alternative forms
- блинъ (blin) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Noun
блин • (blin) m inan (genitive блина́, nominative plural блины́, genitive plural блино́в, relational adjective бли́нный, diminutive бли́нчик)
- pancake, crepe, blini (thin batter cake)
- (figuratively) disc, plate (any flat, round object)
- (computing slang) CD
- (bodybuilding slang) weight plate
Declension
Descendants
From the plural блины́ (bliný):
Etymology 2
Euphemistic alteration of блядь (bljadʹ, “whore”, a vulgar curse), influenced by the noun блин (blin, “pancake, crepe”).
Alternative forms
Interjection
блин • (blin)
- (minced oath, colloquial, exclamation) dammit!, darn!, shoot! (expression of any strong emotion)
- Synonyms: ёлки-па́лки (jólki-pálki), ё-моё (jo-mojó), чёрт (čort)