блин

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [blʲin]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -in

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mlinъ.

Alternative forms

блинъ (blin) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Noun

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

pancake, crepe, blini (thin batter cake)
(figuratively) disc, plate (any flat, round object)
(computing slang) CD
(bodybuilding slang) weight plate

Declension

Declension of блин (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	бли́н blín	блины́ bliný
genitive	блина́ bliná	блино́в blinóv
dative	блину́ blinú	блина́м blinám
accusative	бли́н blín	блины́ bliný
instrumental	блино́м blinóm	блина́ми blinámi
prepositional	блине́ bliné	блина́х blináx

Descendants

→ Czech: blin
→ English: blin
→ Estonian: pliin
→ Polish: blin
→ Slovak: blin
→ Votic: blina

From the plural блины́ (bliný):

→ English: blini, bliny
→ German: Blini
→ Georgian: ბლინი (blini)
→ Finnish: blini, linni
→ French: blini
→ Ingrian: plini
→ Japanese: ブリニ (burini)
→ Romanian: blinie

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

блинб (blinb) — Internet slang

Interjection

блин • (blin)

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

Descendants

→ Latvian: blīn
→ Ukrainian: блін (blin)