убогий

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ubogъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

убо́гий (ubógij) (rare/awkward comparative (по)убо́же)

  1. wretched, poor, poverty-stricken, squalid, miserable, sordid, beggarly
  2. disabled, crippled
  3. small-minded, petty

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Noun

убо́гий (ubógijm anim (genitive убо́гого, nominative plural убо́гие, genitive plural убо́гих, feminine убо́гая)

  1. pauper
  2. disabled person, cripple

Declension

References

Magomedova, V.D. & N.A. Slyusar (2014), “Расшатывание исторических чередований согласных на примере ненормативных форм компаратива”, in Современный русский язык в интернете (in Russian), Moscow: Языки славянской культуры.

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ubogъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

убо́гий (ubóhyj)

  1. poor
    Synonym: бі́дний (bídnyj)
    Antonym: бага́тий (bahátyj)

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