See also: Парень

Russian

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Etymology

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From па́рубень (párubenʹ), from Proto-Slavic *paorbьňь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈparʲɪnʲ]
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Noun

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па́рень (párenʹm anim (genitive па́рня, nominative plural па́рни, genitive plural парне́й, diminutive паренёк)

  1. fellow, lad, chap, guy, bloke, boy
    Coordinate term: де́вушка (dévuška)
  2. boyfriend

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “парень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress