Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German lodder (lack-all, wretch, someone who does not tend to himself), cognate to Old English loddere (poorling). Ukrainian ле́дар (lédar), Polish łotr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɫodɨrʲ]
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Noun

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ло́дырь (lódyrʹm anim (genitive ло́дыря, nominative plural ло́дыри, genitive plural ло́дырей)

  1. idler, slacker, loafer (procrastinating or lazy person)

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Further reading

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