дешёвый

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic дешевъ (deševŭ), from Proto-Slavic *deševъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dʲɪˈʂovɨj]
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Adjective

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дешёвый (dešóvyj) (comparative (по)деше́вле or (по)дешеве́е or (по)дешеве́й, superlative дешеве́йший)

  1. cheap, empty, worthless
    В дешёвом электри́ческом раю́V dešóvom elektríčeskom rajúIn a cheap electrical heaven
  2. cheap, inexpensive, low (of a price)
    Це́ны там дешёвыеCény tam dešóvyjeThe prices over there are low.
    располо́женная в одно́м из са́мых дешёвых райо́нов Москвы́raspolóžennaja v odnóm iz sámyx dešóvyx rajónov Moskvýsituated in one of the very cheapest districts of Moscow

Usage notes

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  • The comparative деше́вле (dešévle) is used in the literal meaning of "inexpensive", while дешеве́е (deševéje) is used in figurative meanings.

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References

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