странный

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic страньнъ (stranĭnŭ, fellow countryman, compatriot, strange). Derived from Old Church Slavonic страна (strana, country) (whence Russian страна́ (straná)). Sense development "country" → "native land, homeland" → "fellow countryman" → "strange, odd". By surface analysis, страна́ (straná) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

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Adjective

стра́нный (stránnyj) (comparative (по)странне́е or (по)странне́й, diminutive стра́нненький)

  1. strange, odd, weird
    Synonyms: причу́дливый (pričúdlivyj), необы́чный (neobýčnyj), ненорма́льный (nenormálʹnyj)
    Antonyms: норма́льный (normálʹnyj), обыкнове́нный (obyknovénnyj), обы́чный (obýčnyj)

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