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пейзанин

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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пейза́нин (pejzáninm anim (genitive пейза́нина, nominative plural пейза́не, genitive plural пейза́н, feminine пейза́нка)

  1. (dated) paysan

Usage notes

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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

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