холодный

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xoldьnъ. Doublet of хла́дный (xládnyj), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic. By surface analysis, хо́лод (xólod) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

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Adjective

холо́дный (xolódnyj) (comparative (по)холодне́е or (по)холодне́й, superlative холодне́йший, adverb хо́лодно, abstract noun хо́лод, diminutive холо́дненький, augmentative холодню́щий)

  1. cold
    Coordinate terms: прохла́дный (proxládnyj, cool), теплова́тый (teplovátyj, lukewarm), тёплый (tjóplyj, warm), горя́чий (gorjáčij, hot), жа́ркий (žárkij, hot)
    холо́дное ору́жиеxolódnoje orúžijemelee weaponry / non-firearm weaponry

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