порожний

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic порожьнъ (porožĭnŭ), from earlier пороздьнъ (porozdĭnŭ), inherited from Proto-Slavic *porzdьnъ. Doublet of пра́здный (prázdnyj), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈroʐnʲɪj]

Adjective

поро́жний (poróžnij)

  1. empty (devoid of content)

Declension

  • Note: the form "поро́жен" is very rare

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), порожний”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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