пошлый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic пошьлъ (pošĭlŭ, ancient, primordial, former, usual).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpoʂɫɨj]
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Adjective

по́шлый • (póšlyj) (comparative (по)пошле́е or (по)пошле́й)

  1. (obsolete) vulgar, commonplace, trivial, banal, trite
  2. erotic, sexual, bawdy, pertaining to sexuality or sexual activity
  3. (rare, by extension) pertaining to defecation, urination or farting

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пошлый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “пошлый”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Krylov, G. A. (2004) “пошлый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
  • Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “пошлый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 323
  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “пошлина”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 191

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