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грандиозный

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Russian

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Etymology

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Per Shansky, probably an adapted borrowing of French grandiose +‎ -ный (-nyj).[1] Per Vasmer, from either German grandios or Italian grandioso.[2] Compare Ukrainian грандіо́зний (hrandióznyj), Belarusian грандыёзны (hrandyjózny).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡrənʲdʲɪˈoznɨj]
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Adjective

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грандио́зный (grandióznyj) (abstract noun грандио́зность)

  1. grandiose (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Shansky, N. M., editor (1972), “грандиозный”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 4 (Г), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 189
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964), “грандиозный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – Д), Moscow: Progress, page 452

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