старик

Russian

Etymology

From старий (starij). Cognates include Czech stařík.

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɐˈrʲik]

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Noun

стари́к • (starík) m anim (genitive старика́, nominative plural старики́, genitive plural старико́в, feminine стару́ха)

1. old man
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

• старичо́к m (staričók)
• ста́рческий (stárčeskij)