пресный

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic прѣснъ (prěsnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *prěsnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prḗˀskas. Cognate with English fresh.

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Adjective

пре́сный (présnyj) (comparative (по)пресне́е or (по)пресне́й)

  1. sweet, fresh (water)
  2. unleavened (bread)
  3. tasteless (food)
  4. stale, insipid, vapid

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пресный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “пресный”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 65