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дурень

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ukrainian ду́рень (dúrenʹ). By surface analysis, дурно́й (durnój) +‎ -ень (-enʹ).

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ду́рень (dúrenʹm anim (genitive ду́рня, nominative plural ду́рни, genitive plural ду́рней)

  1. fool, idiot, imbecile (person with poor judgement or little intelligence)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian ду́рень (dúrenʹ). By surface analysis, дурни́й (durnýj) +‎ -ень (-enʹ).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdurenʲ]
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Noun

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ду́рень (dúrenʹm pers (genitive ду́рня, nominative plural ду́рні, genitive plural ду́рнів, feminine дуре́па or ду́рка)

  1. fool, idiot, imbecile (person with poor judgement or little intelligence)
  2. a simple card game in which the last player holding cards in their hand is the loser (durak)

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