спокойный

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъpokojьnъ. By surface analysis, с- (s-) +‎ поко́й (pokój) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

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Adjective

споко́йный (spokójnyj) (comparative (по)споко́йнее or (по)споко́йней, adverb споко́йно)

  1. calm (unworried, free from anger)
  2. placid, quiet, serene, tranquil
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter XII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      Са́ша гру́стно сиде́л у окна́ и смотре́л на звёздное не́бо. Уже́ споко́йны и стра́нно печа́льны бы́ли его́ чёрные глаза́.
      Sáša grústno sidél u okná i smotrél na zvjózdnoje nébo. Užé spokójny i stránno pečálʹny býli jevó čórnyje glazá.
      Sasha sat gloomily at his window and looked at the starry sky. His black eyes were now tranquil and strangely sad.

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