сильный

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *silьnъ. By surface analysis, си́ла (síla) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

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Adjective

си́льный (sílʹnyj) (comparative (по)сильне́е or (по)сильне́й, superlative сильне́йший, diminutive си́льненький, augmentative сильню́щий)

  1. strong, powerful
  2. (grammar) irregular
    Antonyms: сла́бый (slábyj), пра́вильный (právilʹnyj)

Declension

Descendants

  • Southern Yukaghir: сиилэньи (sīlenʹi)