ветшавший

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ветша́вший (vetšávšij)

  1. past active imperfective participle of ветша́ть (vetšátʹ)
    • 1842, Николай Гоголь , “Том I, Глава VI”, in Мёртвые души; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Dead Souls—A Poem, London: Chatto & Windus, 1922:
      Толпа́ строе́ний: людски́х, амба́ров, погребо́в, ви́димо ветша́вших, — наполня́ла двор; во́зле них напра́во и нале́во видны́ бы́ли воро́та в други́е дворы́.
      Tolpá strojénij: ljudskíx, ambárov, pogrebóv, vídimo vetšávšix, — napolnjála dvor; vózle nix naprávo i nalévo vidný býli voróta v drugíje dvorý.
      The yard was crowded with buildings, servants' quarters, barns and storehouses, evidently falling into decay; on the right and the left were gates leading to other yards.

Declension