рыцарь

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish rycerz. The form is influenced by царь (carʹ).

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Noun

ры́царь (rýcarʹm anim (genitive ры́царя, nominative plural ры́цари, genitive plural ры́царей, relational adjective ры́царский)

  1. 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 ры́цариposvjaščátʹ (kovó-libo) v rýcarito knight (someone)
    стра́нствующий ры́царьstránstvujuščij rýcarʹknight-errant
  2. (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