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Russian
Etymology
пост (post) + -ный (-nyj)
Pronunciation
Adjective
по́стный • (póstnyj) (comparative (по)постне́е or (по)постне́й)
- Lenten
- по́стная еда́ ― póstnaja jedá ― Lenten fare
- по́стное ма́сло ― póstnoje máslo ― vegetable oil
1887, Антон Чехов , Беглец, Санкт-Петербург: Петербургская газета; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Runaway, 1922:Ле́стница, полы́ и косяки́ — всё грома́дное, прямо́е и я́ркое — бы́ли вы́крашены в великоле́пную жёлтую кра́ску и издава́ли вку́сный за́пах по́стного ма́сла.- Léstnica, polý i kosjakí — vsjo gromádnoje, prjamóje i járkoje — býli výkrašeny v velikolépnuju žóltuju krásku i izdaváli vkúsnyj zápax póstnovo másla.
- The staircase, the floors, and the doorposts—everything huge, straight, and bright—were painted a splendid yellow colour, and had a delicious smell of Lenten oil.
- (colloquial) lean
- по́стное мя́со ― póstnoje mjáso ― lean meat
- (colloquial) pious, hypocritical, glum
- по́стное лицо́ ― póstnoje licó ― pious/hypocritical expression; glum expression
Declension
Declension of по́стный (short class c*)