пустыня

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pustyni. Equivalent to пусты́ (pustý) +‎ -ы́ня (-ýnja). Cognate with Ukrainian пусти́ня (pustýnja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [puˈstɨnʲa]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

пусты́ня • (pustýnjaf inan (genitive пусты́ні, nominative plural пусты́ні, genitive plural пусты́нь or пусты́няў)

  1. desert (a barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation)
    Synonym: пустэ́льня (pustélʹnja)
    • 1916, “Što takoje klimat?”, in Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, editor, Rodnyje zierniaty, Wilno: Homan, page 106:
      Jość i hetkije miejscy na ziamli, dzie kruhły hod blizka saŭsim nie bywaje doždžu. Henyje miejscy nazywajucca pustyniami. U pustyni mała raście raślin.
      There are places on Earth where it hardly ever rains throughout the year. These places are called deserts. Very few plants grow in a desert.

Declension

References

  • пустыня” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pustyni. By surface analysis, пусто́й (pustój) +‎ -ы́ня (-ýnja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʊˈstɨnʲə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

пусты́ня • (pustýnjaf inan (genitive пусты́ни, nominative plural пусты́ни, genitive plural пусты́нь, relational adjective пусты́нный, diminutive пусты́нька)

  1. desert, wilderness
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) unpopulated area

Declension

Derived terms

  • опусты́нить pf (opustýnitʹ), опусты́нивать pf (opustýnivatʹ), опусты́ниться pf (opustýnitʹsja), опусты́ниваться pf (opustýnivatʹsja)

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