товарищ
/[tɐˈvarʲɪɕː]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.comrade, friend (male or female)
- 2.mate, companion, pal (male or female)
- 3.colleague, assistant (male or female)
- 4.classmate, fellow student (male or female)
- 5.a word used to address compatriots, fellow citizens (male or female) in the Soviet era
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- гусь свинье́ не това́рищ
- по-това́рищески
- сотова́рищ
- тва́рищ
- това́рищеский
- това́рищество
- това́рка
Related words (1)
- това́р
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic товарищь (tovariščĭ), from Proto-Slavic *tovariščь, from *tovarъ + *-iščь.
Forms
- това́рищanimate • canonical • masculine
- továriščromanization
- това́рищаgenitive
- това́ркаfeminine
- това́рищескийadjective • relational
- това́рищъalternative
- тов.alternative • abbreviation
- т.alternative • abbreviation
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | това́рищ | това́рищи |
| Genitive | това́рища | това́рищей |
| Dative | това́рищу | това́рищам |
| Accusative | това́рища | това́рищей |
| Instrumental | това́рищем | това́рищами |
| Prepositional | това́рище | това́рищах |
Nominative
Singular
това́рищ
Plural
това́рищи
Genitive
Singular
това́рища
Plural
това́рищей
Dative
Singular
това́рищу
Plural
това́рищам
Accusative
Singular
това́рища
Plural
това́рищей
Instrumental
Singular
това́рищем
Plural
това́рищами
Prepositional
Singular
това́рище
Plural
това́рищах