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Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic скврьна (skvrĭna), from Proto-Slavic *skvьrna. The inherited form would be *сквёрна (*skvjórna). Related to Czech skvrna, Slovak škvrna.
Pronunciation
Noun
скве́рна • (skvérna) f inan (genitive скве́рны, uncountable)
- (literary, religion) filth, pollution
- очи́ститься от скверны ― očístitʹsja ot skverny ― cleanse oneself from filthiness
Declension
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
скверна́ • (skverná)
- short feminine singular of скве́рный (skvérnyj)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic скврьна (skvrĭna), from Proto-Slavic *skvьrna. Related to Czech skvrna, Slovak škvrna.
Pronunciation
Noun
скве́рна • (skvérna) f inan (genitive скве́рни, uncountable, relational adjective скве́рний)
- (literary, religious) filth, pollution
Declension
Declension of скве́рна (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
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