дурень

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian ду́рень (dúrenʹ). By surface analysis, дурно́й (durnój) +‎ -ень (-enʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ду́рень (dúrenʹm anim (genitive ду́рня, nominative plural ду́рни, genitive plural ду́рней)

  1. fool, idiot, imbecile (person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ду́рень (dúrenʹ). By surface analysis, дурни́й (durnýj) +‎ -ень (-enʹ).

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Noun

ду́рень (dúrenʹm pers (genitive ду́рня, nominative plural ду́рні, genitive plural ду́рнів, female equivalent дуре́па or ду́рка)

  1. fool, idiot, imbecile (person with poor judgement or little intelligence)
  2. a simple card game in which the last player holding cards in their hand is the loser (durak)

Declension

Declension of ду́рень
(pers soft masc-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative ду́рень
dúrenʹ
ду́рні
dúrni
genitive ду́рня
dúrnja
ду́рнів
dúrniv
dative ду́рневі, ду́рню
dúrnevi, dúrnju
ду́рням
dúrnjam
accusative ду́рня
dúrnja
ду́рнів
dúrniv
instrumental ду́рнем
dúrnem
ду́рнями
dúrnjamy
locative ду́рневі, ду́рню, ду́рні
dúrnevi, dúrnju, dúrni
ду́рнях
dúrnjax
vocative ду́рню
dúrnju
ду́рні
dúrni