барин
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- ба́ринъ (bárin) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ба́рин • (bárin) m anim (genitive ба́рина, nominative plural ба́ре, genitive plural бар, feminine ба́рыня)
- (historical, politics) boyar, barin, nobleman, gentleman, landlord (a rank of aristocracy in Russia)
- (archaic) sir, master (a term of address to a nobleman)
- (figuratively, derogatory) freeloader, gentleman of leisure (a person who doesn't like to work or who makes others do his job)