простыня

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Russian

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Etymology

простой (prostoj) +‎ -ыня́ (-ynjá)

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Noun

простыня́ (prostynjáf inan (genitive простыни́, nominative plural про́стыни, genitive plural простыне́й or просты́нь)

  1. sheet, bedsheet
    • 1884, Антон Чехов, “Глава II”, in Шведская спичка; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Swedish Match, 1922:
      — А вам непременно подавай топор, окровавленные простыни!.. Юристы!
      — A vam nepremenno podavaj topor, okrovavlennyje prostyni!.. Juristy!
      "And you must have an axe and bloodstained sheets! . . . You lawyers!
  2. (figurative, chiefly Internet slang) wall of text
    Synonym: (slang) портя́нка (portjánka)

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Descendants

  • Dargwa: пурустӏин (purusṭin)
  • Ingrian: prostina