порядочный

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

поря́док (porjádok) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Moscow) IPA(key): [pɐˈrʲadəʂnɨj] (phonetic respelling: поря́дошный)
  • (Saint Petersburg) IPA(key): [pɐˈrʲadət͡ɕnɨj]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

поря́дочный (porjádošnyj) (comparative (по)поря́дочнее or (по)поря́дочней)

  1. decent, honest, respectable
  2. (figurative) decent, sizable, considerable
  3. (colloquial) utter, out-and-out
    Он поря́дочный подле́ц.
    On porjádošnyj podléc.
    He is an utter wretch.

Usage notes[edit]

Some sources recommend only the pronunciation with ч (č) in the meaning "decent, honest, respectable".

Declension[edit]