босяк

Bulgarian

Etymology

бос (bos, “barefooted”) +‎ -як (-jak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈsʲa̟k]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification^(key): бо‧сяк

Noun

бося́к • (bosják) m (feminine бося́чка)

1. pauper, tramp
2. (historical, Russian society) low-class person during the feudal period of Tzarist Russia, who did not belong to a fiefdom and lacked stable income

Declension

Declension of бося́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	бося́к bosják	бося́ци bosjáci
definite (subject form)	бося́кът bosjákǎt	бося́ците bosjácite
definite (object form)	бося́ка bosjáka
vocative form	бося́ко bosjáko	бося́ци bosjáci

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈsʲak]

Noun

бося́к • (bosják) m anim (genitive босяка́, nominative plural босяки́, genitive plural босяко́в)

1. hobo, tramp, vagabond

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	бося́к bosják	босяки́ bosjakí
genitive	босяка́ bosjaká	босяко́в bosjakóv
dative	босяку́ bosjakú	босяка́м bosjakám
accusative	босяка́ bosjaká	босяко́в bosjakóv
instrumental	босяко́м bosjakóm	босяка́ми bosjakámi
prepositional	босяке́ bosjaké	босяка́х bosjakáx

Related terms

• босо́й (bosój)

Descendants

• Armenian: բոսյակ (bosyak)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From босий (bosyj, “barefooted”) +‎ -як (-jak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔˈsʲak]

Noun

бося́к • (bosják) m pers (genitive босяка́, nominative plural босяки́, genitive plural босякі́в, female equivalent бося́чка, augmentative босяцю́га or босяцю́ра)

1. pauper, tramp
2. (historical, Russian society) low-class person during the feudal period of Tzarist Russia, who did not belong to a fiefdom and lacked stable income
3. hobo, tramp, vagabond

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	бося́к bosják	босяки́ bosjaký
genitive	босяка́ bosjaká	босякі́в bosjakív
dative	босяко́ві, босяку́ bosjakóvi, bosjakú	босяка́м bosjakám
accusative	босяка́ bosjaká	босякі́в bosjakív
instrumental	босяко́м bosjakóm	босяка́ми bosjakámy
locative	босяко́ві, босяку́ bosjakóvi, bosjakú	босяка́х bosjakáx
vocative	босяку́ bosjakú	босяки́ bosjaký

Related terms

• босий (bosyj)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “босяк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “босяк”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN