застенчивый

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Russian

Etymology

засте́нок (zasténok) +‎ -ивый (-ivyj)

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Adjective

засте́нчивый (zasténčivyj) (comparative (по)засте́нчивее or (по)засте́нчивей, adverb засте́нчиво, abstract noun засте́нчивость)

  1. shy, coy, timid, reserved
    Synonym: стесни́тельный (stesnítelʹnyj)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “застенок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1975), “застенчивый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 65
  • Anikin, A. E. (2023) “застенчивый”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 17 (жихарь I – засьюндывать), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 364