ерунда

Russian

Etymology

From Latin gerundium or German hier und da.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪrʊnˈda]
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Noun

ерунда́ • (jerundá) f inan (genitive ерунды́, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) nonsense, rubbish
  2. trifle

Declension
Declension of ерунда́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative ерунда́
jerundá
genitive ерунды́
jerundý
dative ерунде́
jerundé
accusative ерунду́
jerundú
instrumental ерундо́й, ерундо́ю
jerundój, jerundóju
prepositional ерунде́
jerundé

Synonyms

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