Elder

"Elder" in Russian

ста́рший

stáršij

(greater than another in age or seniority)

бузина́

buziná

(Sambucus nigra)

бузина́

buziná

(Sambucus)

пожило́й челове́к

požilój čelovék

(old person)

ста́роста

stárosta

(older member, leader of a community)

старе́йшина

staréjšina

(older member, leader of a community)

старе́йшина

staréjšina

(officer of a church)

старе́йшина

staréjšina

(Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority)

стари́к

starík

(old person)

чёрная бузина́

čórnaja buziná

(Sambucus nigra)

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