жестокий

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic жестокъ (žestokŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žestokъ. Cognate to жёсткий (žóstkij).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈstokʲɪj]
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Adjective

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жесто́кий (žestókij) (rare/awkward comparative (по)жесто́че)

  1. cruel
  2. brutal, savage

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References

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