How to say “sobutylnyk” in Ukrainian: translation options — Different

Ukrainians often call those who drink alcoholic beverages with them “sobutylniki”, although this word is a Russianism. Many people do not know how to correctly say “sobutylnyk” in Ukrainian.

According to the dictionary of the Ukrainian language, the word “sobutylnyk” means a drinking companion on a permanent or temporary basis.

How to translate the word “companion” into Ukrainian

In the Ukrainian language, there are several interesting counterparts of this word.

• The most famous translation from the Russian language is the word “pocharkivets”, she – “pocharkivka”.
• Another interesting counterpart is the “vodka brother”, which can often be found in the works of Ukrainian literature. “Nowadays, he didn't really respect Semenyuk himself, because he is Stupa's friend and even a drunken brother.” (Fyodor…