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Russian
Etymology
бе́дный (bédnyj) + -яга (-jaga)
Pronunciation
Noun
бедня́га • (bednjága) m anim or f anim (genitive бедня́ги, nominative plural бедня́ги, genitive plural бедня́г, diminutive бедня́жка)
- poor fellow, poor devil, wretch
1840, Михаил Лермонтов , “Фаталист”, in Герой нашего времени; English translation from Martin Parker, transl., A Hero of Our Time, Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1951:— Да, жаль бедня́гу… Чёрт же его́ дёрнул но́чью с пья́ным разгова́ривать!.. Впро́чем, ви́дно, уж так у него́ на роду́ бы́ло напи́сано…- — Da, žalʹ bednjágu… Čort že jevó djórnul nóčʹju s pʹjánym razgovárivatʹ!.. Vpróčem, vídno, už tak u nevó na rodú býlo napísano…
- "Yes, I'm sorry for the poor chap.... Why the devil did he stop to talk with a drunk at night! But, I suppose, that was his destiny!"
Declension