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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic поросѧ (porosę), from Proto-Slavic *porsę (“piglet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
порося́ • (porosjá) n anim
- (regional, Ukraine or humorous) young pig, piglet
- Synonym: поросёнок (porosjónok)
- не́ было у ба́бы забо́т так купи́ла ба́ба порося́ ― né bylo u báby zabót tak kupíla bába porosjá ― trouble comes to him who seeks it (lit.: the woman (impolite) didn't have any trouble but the woman bought a piglet)
2016, Гунта Рудзите, Записки пилигрима, translation of Svētceļotāja piezīmes by R. Rudzītis:Не одна́жды я ви́дел, как де́ти в ко́мнате игра́ются с порося́тей […]- Ne odnáždy ja vídel, kak déti v kómnate igrájutsja s porosjátej […]
- Many a time I saw children playing with a piglet in the room
- (figuratively, derogatory) pig (a dirty, unscrupulous, or mean person)
- Synonym: свинья́ (svinʹjá)
Usage notes
- Normally used only in the nominative and accusative singular.
Declension
△ Irregular.
* Rare, archaic.
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *porsę.
Pronunciation
Noun
порося́ • (porosjá) n animal (genitive порося́ти, nominative plural порося́та, genitive plural порося́т)
- young pig, piglet
Declension
Declension of порося́ (animal t-stem neut-form accent-b)
Derived terms
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