обиватель

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian обыва́тель (obyvátelʹ). Compare Belarusian абыва́цель (abyvácjelʹ), Polish obywatel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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обива́тель (obyvátelʹm pers (genitive обива́теля, nominative plural обива́телі, genitive plural обива́телів, feminine обива́телька, relational adjective обива́тельський)

  1. (dated) resident
    Synonym: жи́тель m (žýtelʹ)
  2. (colloquial) average citizen, average man, common man, everyman, layman, man in the street
    Synonym: пересі́чний громадя́нин m (peresíčnyj hromadjányn)
  3. narrow-minded person, philistine
    Synonyms: бю́ргер m (bjúrher), міщани́н m (miščanýn), філі́стер m (filíster)
  4. (Western Ukraine) landowner
    Synonym: помі́щик m (pomíščyk)

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