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Russian
Etymology
First attested in the 17th century. Borrowed from Polish skromny, from Proto-Slavic *sъkromьnъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
скро́мный • (skrómnyj) (comparative (по)скромне́е or (по)скромне́й)
- modest, humble
1869, Иван Гончаров [Ivan Goncharov], “Часть I. Глава XIII”, in Обрыв; English translation from Stephen Pearl, transl., Malinovka Heights, Alma Classics, 2020:Она́ робка́, скромна́ и́ли горда́, непристу́пна и́ли нежна́, послу́шна — смотря́ по ро́ли, по моме́нту.- Oná robká, skromná íli gordá, nepristúpna íli nežná, poslúšna — smotrjá po róli, po moméntu.
- She can be timorous, modest or proud, unapproachable, or tender and biddable – depending on the part she is playing at the moment.
- modest, frugal
- скро́мный за́работок ― skrómnyj zárabotok ― modest earnings
- скро́мный обе́д ― skrómnyj obéd ― frugal dinner
- modest, unassuming, unpretentious
- скро́мный наря́д ― skrómnyj narjád ― modest/simple attire
- скро́мный слу́жащий ― skrómnyj slúžaščij ― lowly clerk
- по моему́ скро́мному мне́нию ― po mojemú skrómnomu mnéniju ― in my humble opinion
- modest, prudish
- скро́мный вы́рез на пла́тье ― skrómnyj výrez na plátʹje ― a modest neckline on a dress
- сли́шком скро́мный ― slíškom skrómnyj ― overmodest; overly modest
Declension
Declension of скро́мный (short class cʹ*)
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Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скромный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress