бойфренд

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English boyfriend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bojˈfrɛnt] (phonetic respelling: бойфрэ́нд)
  • IPA(key): [ˈbojfrɨnt] (phonetic respelling: бо́йфрэнд)

Noun

бойфре́нд or бо́йфренд • (bojfrɛ́nd or bójfrɛnd) m anim (genitive бойфре́нда or бо́йфренда, nominative plural бойфре́нды or бо́йфренды, genitive plural бойфре́ндов or бо́йфрендов)

  1. (colloquial, neologism) boyfriend
    Synonyms: кавале́р (kavalér), ухажёр (uxažór); покло́нник (poklónnik, “admirer, fan”); друг (drug, “boyfriend; friend”); па́рень (párenʹ, “boyfriend; lad, boy”); возлю́бленный (vozljúblennyj, “sweetheart”), люби́мый (ljubímyj, “sweetheart”); жени́х (ženíx, “fiancé”); любо́вник (ljubóvnik, “lover”); партнёр (partnjór, “partner”); сожи́тель (sožítelʹ, “cohabitant”)
    Antonyms: гёрлфренд (gjórlfrɛnd), гёрлфре́нд (gjorlfrɛ́nd)

Usage notes

  • The term is sometimes pronounced imitating English and is frowned upon by purists, as it is considered an Anglicism or a code-switch but it is also considered less ambiguous or direct than other terms.

Declension

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