грешный

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grěšьnъ. By surface analysis, грех (grex) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrʲeʂnɨj]
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Adjective

гре́шный • (gréšnyj) (comparative (по)грешне́е or (по)грешне́й)

  1. sinful
    • 1887, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Письмо; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Letter, 1919:
      Стари́к смея́лся, сия́л и, ви́димо, с удово́льствием слу́шал дья́кона, то́чно рад был, что на э́том све́те и кро́ме него́ есть ещё гре́шные лю́ди.
      Starík smejálsja, sijál i, vídimo, s udovólʹstvijem slúšal dʹjákona, tóčno rad byl, što na étom svéte i króme nevó jestʹ ješčó gréšnyje ljúdi.
      The old man laughed, beamed, and evidently listened with pleasure to the deacon as though he were glad there were other sinful persons in this world besides himself.

Usage notes

The short form should not be conflated with the adjective гре́шен (gréšen, guilty, culpable), which has lexicalized as a short-form-only adjective in its own right.

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