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to· va· rich tə-ˈvär-ish. -ich. variants or tovarish. : comrade. Word History. Etymology. Russian tovarishch. First Known Use. circa 1917, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of tovarich was circa 1917. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near tovarich. Tovaria. tovarich. tove. See More Nearby Entries.
In Russian, this word is a rather difficult-to-pronounce ‘tovarisch’. What does it mean and when did it first appear? After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the forms of address used in Tsarist ...
Tovarishch, tovarisch or tovarish (Russian: товарищ) is a Russian word meaning comrade, friend, colleague, or ally, and may refer to: Arts and entertainment. Tovaritch (1933 play), a 1933 play in French by Jacques Deval. Tovaritch (film), a 1935 French film based on the 1933 play.
Russian Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff (Charles Boyer) and his wife, Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna (Claudette Colbert) flee from the Russian Revolution to Paris with the Czar 's fortune, which he has entrusted to them for safekeeping.
to·va·rich. (tə-vär′ĭch, -ĭsh) or to·va·rish (-ĭsh) n. A comrade. [Russian tovarishch, from Old Russian tovarishchĭ, sing. of tovarishchi, business associates, from Old Turkic tavar ishchi, businessman, merchant : tavar, wealth, trade + ishchi, one who works (from ish, work, business).]
“Tovarisch, believe: she will rise, star of captivating happiness.” These lines from the poem ‘To Chaadayev’ by Alexander Pushkin are probably the first time the word ‘tovarisch’ (which is...
Tovarich: Urban Dictionary Definitions from Wiktionary ( tovarich ) noun : Alternative form of tovarish [Comrade, especially with reference to the former USSR.]
