виноватый

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Russian

Etymology

Ostensibly from вина́ (viná) +‎ -ова́тый (-ovátyj), but since the suffix is normally attached to adjectives and not nouns, may instead represent a dissimilation of вино́вный (vinóvnyj) +‎ -ова́тый (-ovátyj). Replaced ви́нный (vínnyj) in the 19th century due to homonymy.

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  • Rhymes: -atɨj

Adjective

винова́тый (vinovátyj) (comparative (по)винова́тее or (по)винова́тей)

  1. guilty
    Synonyms: вино́вный (vinóvnyj), пови́нный (povínnyj), (rare) прови́нный (provínnyj), (obsolete) ви́нный (vínnyj)
    Они́ винова́ты во всём.Oní vinováty vo vsjom.They are guilty of everything.

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