батяр

Ukrainian
батя́р prevalence in Ukraine

Alternative forms

Etymology

First recorded in the 20th century. Borrowed from Hungarian betyár (“vagabond, unemployed lad, ruffian”), from Bulgarian or Serbo-Croatian, from Ottoman Turkish بیكار (bekâr), from Persian بیکار (bêkâr, literally “unemployed”). Compare Polish, especially Lwów dialect, batiar/baciar/baciarz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɐˈtʲar]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

батя́р • (batjár) m pers (genitive батяра́, nominative plural батярі́, genitive plural батярі́в, feminine батя́рка)

  1. (Western Ukraine) tramp, vagabond, ruffian

Usage notes

Often льві́вський батя́р (lʹvívsʹkyj batjár, “Lviv batjar”). Batjar culture and batjar songs were a popular phenomenon amongst Ukrainians and Poles in the city of Lviv during 1900–1939. Popularity continued in the Ukrainian and Polish émigré communities after the Second World War. Soviet occupiers suppressed batjar culture and songs, as did Polish Communists, in the post-World War II period. Since the liberation of Poland from Communism in 1989 and the establishment of an independent Ukrainian in 1991, batjar culture and songs have undergone a degree of revival in both countries.

Declension
Declension of батя́р (pers semisoft masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative батя́р
batjár		 батярі́
batjarí
genitive батяра́
batjará		 батярі́в
batjarív
dative батяре́ві, батяру́
batjarévi, batjarú		 батяра́м
batjarám
accusative батяра́
batjará		 батярі́в
batjarív
instrumental батяре́м
batjarém		 батяра́ми
batjarámy
locative батяре́ві, батярі́
batjarévi, batjarí		 батяра́х
batjaráx
vocative батя́ре
batjáre		 батярі́
batjarí

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • батяр́иско (batjaŕysko)
  • батя́рка (batjárka)
  • батя́рний (batjárnyj)
  • батярня́ (batjarnjá)
  • батяро́ваний (batjaróvanyj)
  • батя́рська пі́сня (batjársʹka písnja)
  • батя́рський (batjársʹkyj)
  • батярува́ти (batjaruváty)
  • бетярчу́к (betjarčúk)
  • збатяро́ваний (zbatjaróvanyj)

References
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “батяр”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page бетяр
  • Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “батяр”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 88
  • Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “бетяр”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 118
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