никчёмный

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian нікче́мний (nikčémnyj) in late XIX or early XX, from Old Ruthenian никче́мный (nikčémnyj), which might be from Old Polish nikczemny. By surface analysis, ни (ni) +‎ к (k) +‎ чему́ (čemú) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Pronunciation

Adjective

никчёмный (nikčómnyj) (comparative (по)никчёмнее or (по)никчёмней, abstract noun никчёмность)

  1. worthless, useless, good for nothing
    Synonyms: никуды́шный (nikudýšnyj), бесполе́зный (bespoléznyj)

Declension