пейзанин

Russian

Alternative forms

• пейза́н (pejzán)

Etymology

Borrowed from French paysan (“peasant”) + suffix -ин (-in), denoting people or nationality.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲɪjˈzanʲɪn]

Noun

пейза́нин • (pejzánin) m anim (genitive пейза́нина, nominative plural пейза́не, genitive plural пейза́н, feminine пейза́нка)

1. (dated) paysan

Usage notes

This ironic title was used inaccurately to depict Russian peasants with a saccharine overtone in works of art of the late 18th–early 19th centuries.

Declension

Declension of пейза́нин (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	пейза́нин pejzánin	пейза́не pejzáne
genitive	пейза́нина pejzánina	пейза́н pejzán
dative	пейза́нину pejzáninu	пейза́нам pejzánam
accusative	пейза́нина pejzánina	пейза́н pejzán
instrumental	пейза́нином pejzáninom	пейза́нами pejzánami
prepositional	пейза́нине pejzánine	пейза́нах pejzánax

Related terms

• пейза́нский (pejzánskij)