великий и могучий

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Russian

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Etymology

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From Turgenev's 1882 prose poem «Русский язык» («Russkij jazyk», The Russian Tongue).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj i mɐˈɡut͡ɕɪj]

Noun

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вели́кий и могу́чий (velíkij i mogúčijm inan (genitive вели́кого и могу́чего, uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, poetic, endearing) the Russian language (literally, “the great and mighty”)
  2. (humorous, euphemistic, sarcastic) Russian profanities
    Synonyms: ру́сский мат (rússkij mat), матерщи́на (materščína)

Declension

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