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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic дешевъ (deševŭ), from Proto-Slavic *deševъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
дешёвый • (dešóvyj) (comparative (по)деше́вле or (по)дешеве́е or (по)дешеве́й, superlative дешеве́йший)
- cheap, empty, worthless
- В дешёвом электри́ческом раю́ ― V dešóvom elektríčeskom rajú ― In a cheap electrical heaven
- cheap, inexpensive, low (of a price)
- Це́ны там дешёвые ― Cény tam dešóvyje ― The prices over there are low.
- располо́женная в одно́м из са́мых дешёвых райо́нов Москвы́ ― raspolóžennaja v odnóm iz sámyx dešóvyx rajónov Moskvý ― situated in one of the very cheapest districts of Moscow
Usage notes
- The comparative деше́вле (dešévle) is used in the literal meaning of "inexpensive", while дешеве́е (deševéje) is used in figurative meanings.
Declension
Declension of дешёвый (short class c)
Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дешёвый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress