блин

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [blʲin]
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  • Rhymes: -in

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mlinъ.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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блин (blinm inan (genitive блина́, nominative plural блины́, genitive plural блино́в, relational adjective бли́нный, diminutive бли́нчик)

  1. pancake, crepe, blini (thin batter cake)
  2. (figuratively) disc, plate (any flat, round object)
  3. (computing slang) CD
  4. (bodybuilding slang) weight plate
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Czech: blin
  • English: blin
  • Estonian: pliin
  • Polish: blin
  • Slovak: blin
  • Votic: blina

From the plural блины́ (bliný):

Etymology 2

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Euphemistic alteration of блядь (bljadʹ, whore, a vulgar curse), influenced by the noun блин (blin, pancake, crepe).

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Interjection

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блин (blin)

  1. (minced oath, colloquial, exclamation) dammit!, darn!, shoot! (expression of any strong emotion)
    Synonyms: ёлки-па́лки (jólki-pálki), ё-моё (jo-mojó), чёрт (čort)
Descendants
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