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бобы́ль

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nounanimatecountablenoun in -ь

1.
bachelor, lone man without family
Он до ста́рости живёт бобылём.
He has lived alone as a bachelor into old age.
Often in the phrase «жить бобылём» - to live all alone.
2.
(rare) landless peasant, day labourerhistory
В дере́вне бобыли́ не име́ли свое́й земли́.
In the village the landless peasants had no land of their own.
Historical: a peasant with no land of his own.

Examples

Он остался бобылём после смерти жены.
He was left a lonely bachelor after his wife's death.
В деревне жил бедный бобыль без семьи и земли.
A poor landless peasant without a family lived in the village.
Старый бобыль жил один в маленькой избе.
The old bachelor lived alone in a small hut.

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	бобы́ль	бобыли́
Gen.Genitive	бобыля́	бобыле́й
Dat.Dative	бобылю́	бобыля́м
Acc.Accusative	бобыля́	бобыле́й
Inst.Instrumental	бобылём	бобыля́ми
Prep.Prepositional	бобыле́	бобыля́х

Word familyбобы́льPRO

бобы́льbachelor; landless peasant
noun
бобы́лкаold maid
nounfeminine

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More about the translations

bachelor day family labourer landless lone man peasant without