ветхий

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ), instead of expected вётхий (vjótxij), from Proto-Slavic *vetъxъ (old, ancient).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲetxʲɪj]
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Adjective

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ве́тхий (vétxij) (rare/awkward comparative (по)ве́тше)

  1. (dated) ancient, old
    Ве́тхий Заве́тVétxij ZavétOld Testament
  2. old, dilapidated, shabby, ramshackle, decrepit, rickety

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ветхий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vetъxъ (old, ancient).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ве́тхий (vétxyj)

  1. old, ancient

Declension

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