порожний

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic порожьнъ (porožĭnŭ), from earlier пороздьнъ (porozdĭnŭ), inherited from Proto-Slavic *porzdьnъ. Doublet of пра́здный (prázdnyj), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

поро́жний (poróžnij)

  1. empty (devoid of content)
    Synonym: пусто́й (pustój)
    Synonym: порозжий (porozžij)
    Synonym: я́ловый (jálovyj)

Declension

  • Note: the form "поро́жен" is very rare

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “порожний”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress