пан

See also: пањ and Appendix:Variations of "pan"

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• pan — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pan]

• Audio:

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Noun

пан • (pan) m pers (genitive па́на, nominative plural паны́, genitive plural пано́ў, feminine па́ні, relational adjective па́нскі)

1. mister, sir, gentleman (a respectful term of address to an adult male, especially if his name or proper title is unknown)

   Synonym: спада́р (spadár)

   • 1923 [1900], Seumas MacManus, “Плэшэм”, in Symon Rak-Michajłoŭski, transl., Ірляндзкія Народныя Казкі, Wilno: Drukarnia „Wydawnictwo Wileńskie“ B. Kleckina, translation of Donegal Fairy Stories, page 20:

     Непадалёку ад замку, яны прабеглі каля будынку аднаго важнага пана.

     Njepadaljóku ad zamku, jany prabjehli kalja budynku adnahó važnaha pana.

     [original: When they came near the castle, they passed a great gentleman’s house entirely]

2. bigwig, magnate (a powerful and influential person)
3. (historical) lord, master (the master of a feudal manor)

Declension

Declension of пан (pr hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	пан pan	паны́ paný
genitive	па́на pána	пано́ў panóŭ
dative	па́ну pánu	пана́м panám
accusative	па́на pána	пано́ў panóŭ
instrumental	па́нам pánam	пана́мі panámi
locative	па́не pánje	пана́х panáx
vocative	па́не pánje	—
count form	—	па́ны1 pány1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Related terms

• па́ні (páni)
• па́нна (pánna)
• па́нства (pánstva)
• па́нскі (pánski)

References

• “пан”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “пан” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak pán. Cognate with Slovak pán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: пан

Noun

пан (pan) m pers (female equivalent панї, related adjective пански)

1. gentleman
2. master, lord
3. mister, sir

Declension

Declension of пан

	singular	plural
nominative	пан pan	панове panove
genitive	пана pana	панох panox
dative	панови panovi	паном panom
accusative	пана pana	панох panox
instrumental	паном panom	панами panami
locative	панови panovi	панох panox
vocative	пан pan	панове panove

Related terms

(nouns):

• паноцец m pers (panocec)
• панство n (panstvo)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “пан”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

Alternative forms

• панъ (pan) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pan]

• Audio:

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Noun

пан • (pan) m anim (genitive па́на, nominative plural паны́ or па́ны, genitive plural пано́в or па́нов, feminine па́ни, relational adjective па́нский)

1. (historical, sometimes derogatory) Polish landowner, feudal lord, or gentleman

   пан и́ли пропа́л ― pan íli propál ― all or nothing

2. (title or form of address, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Czech Republic or Slovakia) sir, mister, gentleman, lord
3. (sometimes derogatory, ethnic slur) Polack, a Polish person

Usage notes

• In the Soviet Union's propaganda, пан (pan) in the sense of a Polish landowner was often used as a derogatory slur but was commonly known for use in modern Poland.

Declension

Declension of пан (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-c/a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	па́н pán	паны́, па́ны paný, pány
genitive	па́на pána	пано́в, па́нов panóv, pánov
dative	па́ну pánu	пана́м, па́нам panám, pánam
accusative	па́на pána	пано́в, па́нов panóv, pánov
instrumental	па́ном pánom	пана́ми, па́нами panámi, pánami
prepositional	па́не páne	пана́х, па́нах panáx, pánax

Related terms

• па́нский (pánskij)
• па́ни (páni)
• па́нна (pánna)

See also

• господи́н (gospodín)
• су́дарь (súdarʹ)
• госуда́рь (gosudárʹ)
• това́рищ (továrišč)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian панъ (pan), from Old East Slavic панъ (panŭ), from Old Polish pan, from Proto-Slavic *gъpanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑn/, [pɑn̪]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: пан

Noun

пан • (pan) m pers (genitive па́на, nominative plural пани́, genitive plural пані́в, feminine па́ні, relational adjective па́нський)

1. lord, master, mister, sir (a general honorific title)

   Перепрошую, пане, чи ви знаєте дорогу до художнього музею? ― Pereprošuju, pane, čy vy znajete dorohu do xudožnʹoho muzeju? ― Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to the art museum?

2. (historical) landowner in Poland, Ukraine, Belarus of Polish descent
3. (historical) person who occupied a privileged position in pre-revolutionary society, belonged to the wealthy urban population, to the intelligentsia
4. (ironic) person who does not enjoy anyone's respect or causes contempt with his behavior
5. (figuratively, ironic, derogatory) person who stands out for his or her promiscuous behavior, idle habits, overly refined manners, etc.

Declension

Declension of пан (pers hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	пан pan	пани́ paný
genitive	па́на pána	пані́в panív
dative	па́нові, па́ну pánovi, pánu	пана́м panám
accusative	па́на pána	пані́в panív
instrumental	па́ном pánom	пана́ми panámy
locative	па́нові, па́ну pánovi, pánu	пана́х panáx
vocative	па́не páne	пани́, пано́ве paný, panóve

Derived terms

• па́нський (pánsʹkyj, “lordly, posh”)
• панува́ти (panuváty, “to rule”)

Related terms

• пани́ч m (panýč)
• па́ні f (páni)
• па́нна f (pánna)
• па́нство n (pánstvo)
• па́нський (pánsʹkyj)

See also

• господа́р m (hospodár)
• добро́дій (dobródij)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пан”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “пан”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)