рьяный

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrʲjanɨj]
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Adjective

рья́ный • (rʹjányj) (adverb рья́но, abstract noun рья́ность)

  1. zealous
  2. mettlesome

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Derived terms

  • рья́но (rʹjáno), рья́ность f (rʹjánostʹ)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рьяный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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