блин

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [blʲin]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -in

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mlinъ.

Alternative forms

Noun

блин • (blin) m inan (genitive блина́, nominative plural блины́, genitive plural блино́в, relational adjective бли́нный, diminutive бли́нчик)

  1. pancake, crepe, blini (thin batter cake)
  2. (figuratively) disc, plate (any flat, round object)
  3. (computing slang) CD
  4. (bodybuilding slang) weight plate
Declension
Declension of блин (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative бли́н
blín		 блины́
bliný
genitive блина́
bliná		 блино́в
blinóv
dative блину́
blinú		 блина́м
blinám
accusative бли́н
blín		 блины́
bliný
instrumental блино́м
blinóm		 блина́ми
blinámi
prepositional блине́
bliné		 блина́х
blináx
Descendants
  • → Czech: blin
  • → English: blin
  • → Estonian: pliin
  • → Polish: blin
  • → Slovak: blin
  • → Votic: blina

From the plural блины́ (bliný):

Etymology 2

Euphemistic alteration of блядь (bljadʹ, “whore”, a vulgar curse), influenced by the noun блин (blin, “pancake, crepe”).

Alternative forms

Interjection

блин • (blin)

  1. (minced oath, colloquial, exclamation) dammit!, darn!, shoot! (expression of any strong emotion)
    Synonyms: ёлки-па́лки (jólki-pálki), ё-моё (jo-mojó), чёрт (čort)
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