батюшка

Russian

Etymology

ба́тя (bátja) + -юшка (-juška)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbatʲʊʂkə]
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Noun

ба́тюшка (bátjuška) m anim (genitive ба́тюшки, nominative plural ба́тюшки, genitive plural ба́тюшек)

  1. (obsolete) father (parent)
    Как вас по ба́тюшке? (dated)Kak vas po bátjuške?What is your patronymic?
  2. father (term of address for a priest), priest
    Ба́тюшки (мои́ or свя́ты)! (colloquial)Bátjuški (moí or svjáty)!Good gracious! Goodness me!
  3. dear friend; old boy (respectful and affectionate term of address)

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