костлявая
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Костлявая
Russian
Etymology
From кость (kostʹ) + -ля́вая (-ljávaja); compare to Polish kostucha. Literally, “the bony one”.
Pronunciation
Noun
костля́вая • (kostljávaja) f anim (genitive костля́вой, nominative plural костля́вые, genitive plural костля́вых)
- (colloquial) Death, the Grim Reaper
- 1931, Илья Ильф, Евгений Петров (Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov), Золотой телёнок [The Little Golden Calf]:
- Бу́дете вот сиде́ть на своём чемода́не, а в оди́н пого́жий денёк я́вится к вам костля́вая ― и косо́й по ше́е.
- Búdete vot sidétʹ na svojóm čemodáne, a v odín pogóžij denjók jávitsja k vam kostljávaja ― i kosój po šéje.
- So you'll be sitting on your suitcase, and then one fine day the Grim Reaper will come to you and slice your neck with his scythe.
Declension
Declension of костля́вая (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a adj)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | костля́вая kostljávaja |
костля́вые kostljávyje |
| genitive | костля́вой kostljávoj |
костля́вых kostljávyx |
| dative | костля́вой kostljávoj |
костля́вым kostljávym |
| accusative | костля́вую kostljávuju |
костля́вых kostljávyx |
| instrumental | костля́вой, костля́вою kostljávoj, kostljávoju |
костля́выми kostljávymi |
| prepositional | костля́вой kostljávoj |
костля́вых kostljávyx |
Adjective
костля́вая • (kostljávaja)
- nominative feminine singular of костля́вый (kostljávyj)