языческий

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗзꙑческъ (jazyčeskŭ). By surface analysis, язы́к (jazýk) + -еский (-eskij). Calque of Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, of or for a nation, heathen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈzɨt͡ɕɪskʲɪj]
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Adjective

язы́ческий • (jazýčeskij) (no comparative)

  1. pagan, heathen

Declension

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