russian word
old man in Russian: старик
nounmasclevel B1#774 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
На лавочке у дома сидел седой старик и кормил голубей. A grey-haired old man was sitting on the bench by the house feeding the pigeons.
Этот старик каждое утро гуляет по набережной. This old man takes a walk along the embankment every morning.
Привет, старик, сколько лет мы не виделись! Hey, old chap, it's been ages since we last saw each other!
Не переживай, старик, всё будет хорошо. Don't worry, mate, everything is going to be fine.
What does старик mean in Russian?
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old man
Declension of старик
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | старик | старики |
| gen | старика | стариков |
| dat | старику | старикам |
| acc | старика | стариков |
| ins | стариком | стариками |
| prep | старике | стариках |