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Russian
Etymology
блат (blat) + -но́й (-nój)
Pronunciation
Adjective
блатно́й • (blatnój)
- (slang) having good connections, well-connected; having a блат (blat), based on the use of cronyism, etc.
- (relational) thieves' underworld
- блатна́я эконо́мика ― blatnája ekonómika ― thieves' economy, underworld economy
Declension
Declension of блатно́й (no short forms)
Noun
блатно́й • (blatnój) m anim (genitive блатно́го, nominative plural блатны́е, genitive plural блатны́х, feminine блатна́я)
- (slang) relative or friend of an important person; a representative of the criminal underworld of thieves
Он сам был из блатны́х и понима́л о чём идёт речь.- On sam byl iz blatnýx i ponimál o čom idjót rečʹ.
- He himself was one of the thieves and understood what was at stake.
- (slang) thief
Declension