старик

Bulgarian

Etymology

From стар (star, “old”) +‎ -ик (-ik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɐˈrik]

Noun

стари́к • (starík) m

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of ста́рец (stárec)

Declension

Declension of стари́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	стари́к starík	стари́ци staríci
definite (subject form)	стари́кът staríkǎt	стари́ците starícite
definite (object form)	стари́ка staríka
count form	—	стари́ка staríka

Derived terms

• стари́чък (staríčǎk, “quite old”)

References

• “старик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “старик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Alternative forms

• стари́къ (starík) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

From ста́рый (stáryj) +‎ -ик (-ik). Cognates include Czech stařík.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɐˈrʲik]

• Audio:

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Noun

стари́к • (starík) m anim (genitive старика́, nominative plural старики́, genitive plural старико́в, feminine стару́ха, relational adjective старико́вский or ста́рческий, diminutive старичо́к, pejorative старика́шка)

1. old man

   Synonyms: дед (ded), ста́рец (stárec)

2. (slang) old-timer, that man who has worked or served somewhere more than his younger colleagues
3. (colloquial) father, foozle
4. (colloquial) elderly husband for a wife
5. (colloquial, address) chap

Declension

Declension of стари́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	стари́к starík	старики́ starikí
genitive	старика́ stariká	старико́в starikóv
dative	старику́ starikú	старика́м starikám
accusative	старика́ stariká	старико́в starikóv
instrumental	старико́м starikóm	старика́ми starikámi
prepositional	старике́ stariké	старика́х starikáx
vocative	ста́рче stárče

Derived terms

• ста́рческий (stárčeskij)

Descendants

• → Finnish: stara (slang, dated)
• → Ingrian: starikka

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɐˈrɪk]

• Audio:

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Noun

стари́к • (starýk) m pers (genitive старика́, nominative plural старики́, genitive plural старикі́в, feminine стара́ or стару́ха)

1. old man

   Synonym: дід (did)

Declension

Declension of стари́к (pers velar masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	стари́к starýk	старики́ staryký
genitive	старика́ staryká	старикі́в starykív
dative	старико́ві, старику́ starykóvi, starykú	старика́м starykám
accusative	старика́ staryká	старикі́в starykív
instrumental	старико́м starykóm	старика́ми starykámy
locative	старико́ві, старику́ starykóvi, starykú	старика́х starykáx
vocative	старику́ starykú	старики́ staryký

References

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