боярыня

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

боя́р(ин) (bojár(in)) + -ыня (-ynja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈjarɨnʲə]

Noun

боя́рыня • (bojárynja) f anim (genitive боя́рыни, nominative plural боя́рыни, genitive plural боя́рынь, masculine боя́рин)

  1. (historical) female equivalent of боя́рин (bojárin): female boyar (a rank of aristocracy in Russia)
  2. (archaic) madam, ma'am (a form of address to a noble woman or landlady)

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