тщетный

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тъщетьнъ (tŭštetĭnŭ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

тще́тный (tščétnyj) (comparative (по)тще́тнее or (по)тще́тней)

  1. futile, fruitless, vain, unavailing
    Synonyms: напра́сный (naprásnyj), бесполе́зный (bespoléznyj)
    тще́тные уси́лияtščétnyje usílijafutile/unavailing efforts
    тще́тные наде́ждыtščétnyje nadéždyvain hopes
    тще́тная попы́ткаtščétnaja popýtkafutile/vain endeavour/attempt

Declension

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