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Russian
Pronunciation
Adjective
напра́сный • (naprásnyj) (adverb напра́сно)
- in vain, idle, wasted, useless
- Synonyms: тще́тный (tščétnyj), безрезульта́тный (bezrezulʹtátnyj), безуспе́шный (bezuspéšnyj), беспло́дный (besplódnyj), бесполе́зный (bespoléznyj)
- Antonyms: результати́вный (rezulʹtatívnyj), успе́шный (uspéšnyj)
1887, Николай Лесков, “Глава седьмая”, in Человек на часах; English translation from Alfred Edward Chamot, transl., The Sentry, 1923:Он не име́л вку́са ко злу и никому́ не иска́л причини́ть напра́сное страда́ние; но е́сли челове́к нару́шил каку́ю бы то ни бы́ло обя́занность слу́жбы, то Сви́ньин был неумоли́м.- On ne imél vkúsa ko zlu i nikomú ne iskál pričinítʹ naprásnoje stradánije; no jésli čelovék narúšil kakúju by to ni býlo objázannostʹ slúžby, to Svínʹin byl neumolím.
- He had no taste for evil, and never tried to cause anybody useless suffering, but when a man had violated any of the duties of the service, Svinin was inexorable.
- wrongful, unjust (e.g. accusation)
Declension
Declension of напра́сный (short class a*)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “напрасный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “напрасный”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 558