обыватель

Russian

Etymology

обыва́ть (obyvátʹ, to inhabit, dwell) + -тель (-telʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbɨˈvatʲɪlʲ]
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Noun

обыва́тель (obyvátelʹ) m anim (genitive обыва́теля, nominative plural обыва́тели, genitive plural обыва́телей, feminine обыва́тельница)

  1. the average man/citizen, the man in the street
  2. philistine
  3. (obsolete) resident, inhabitant

Declension

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