несчастный

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Russian

Etymology

From не- (ne-) + Proto-Slavic *sъčęstьnъ. By surface analysis, не- (ne-) +‎ сча́стье (sčástʹje) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

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Adjective

несча́стный (nesčástnyj)

  1. unhappy, unlucky
    несча́стный слу́чайnesčástnyj slúčajaccident
  2. paltry, miserable

Declension