душевнобольной

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Russian

Etymology

душе́вный (dušévnyj) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ больно́й (bolʹnój)

Pronunciation

Adjective

душевнобольно́й (duševnobolʹnój)

  1. mentally sick, insane, mad, crazy, lunatic
    • 1904, Леонид Андреев, “Отрывок третий”, in Красный смех; English translation from Alexandra Linden, transl., The Red Laugh, London: T. Fisher, 1905:
      Рассказывают, что в нашей и неприятельской армии появилось много душевнобольных.
      Rasskazyvajut, što v našej i neprijatelʹskoj armii pojavilosʹ mnogo duševnobolʹnyx.
      They say there are a great number of madmen in our army as well as in the enemy's.

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Noun

душевнобольно́й (duševnobolʹnójm anim (genitive душевнобольно́го, nominative plural душевнобольны́е, genitive plural душевнобольны́х, feminine душевнобольна́я)

  1. insane person, mentally sick person

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