barbarian
A non-Greek or a non-Roman citizenA non-Greek or a non-Roman citizen.
» I'm not a barbarian.
Я не варвар.
Я не варвар.
Meaning
7 senses(historical)A non-Greek or a non-Roman citizen.
ва́рварvárvar, ва́рваркаvárvarka
An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.
Barbar, Barbarin
ва́рварvárvar, ва́рваркаvárvarka, дика́рьdikárʹ
ва́рварvárvar, ва́рваркаvárvarka, дику́нdykún
(derogatory)A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
(derogatory)Someone from a developing country or backward culture.
Barbar
ва́рварvárvar, ва́рваркаvárvarka, дика́рьdikárʹ
селю́кseljúk
A brutish warrior depicted in sword and sorcery and other fantasy works; typically clad in primitive furs or leather and usually favoring physical strength over intelligence while often possessing a bellicose temperament and disdain for laws.
Barbar
ва́рварvárvar
ва́рварvárvar, ва́рваркаvárvarka
(derogatory)A cruel, savage, inhumane, brutal, violently aggressive person, particularly one who is unintelligent or dim-witted; one without pity or empathy.
ва́рварvárvar, ва́рваркаvárvarka
(derogatory)A foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions.
Examples
30 sentencesI'm not a barbarian.
Я не варвар.
ruЯ не варвар.
Tom is a barbarian.
ruТом варвар.
We're not barbarians.
ruМы не варвары.
My level 9 barbarian has been killed.
Мого варвара дев'ятого рівня вбили.
ruМоего варвара девятого уровня убили.
They are much more savage than those they call barbarians.
Вони більш дикі за тих, кого вони звуть варварами.
ruОни гораздо более жестокие, чем те, кого они называют варварами.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English barbarian, borrowed from Medieval Latin barbarinus (“Berber, pagan, foFrom Middle English barbarian, borrowed from Medieval Latin barbarinus (“Berber, pagan, foreigner”), from Latin barbaria (“foreign country”), from barbarus (“foreigner, savage”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, non-Greek, strange”), possibly onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign languages, akin to English blah blah). Cognate to Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara, “barbarian, non-Aryan, stammering, blockhead”).
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Forms
plural: barbarians| Singular | barbarian |
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