беременный

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bermenьnъ; morphologically, from бере́мя (berémja) +‎ -енный (-ennyj). Cognate with Polish brzemienny (“burdened”), Macedonian бремен (bremen), Bulgarian бременен (bremenen), Serbo-Croatian бремѐнит / Serbo-Croatian bremènit; compare also Czech březí (“gravid, pregnant [animals only]”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈrʲemʲɪn(ː)ɨj]
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Adjective

бере́менный • (berémennyj) (abstract noun бере́менность)

  1. pregnant (carrying developing offspring within the body)
    бере́менная де́вушка ― berémennaja dévuška ― a pregnant young woman
    бере́менный живо́т ― berémennyj živót ― a pregnant belly
  2. (figurative) filled (with something, usually abstract)
  3. (colloquial, humorous) pregnant (having a profusion of ideas)

Usage notes

  • Due to the semantics of this word, it is much more frequently found in the feminine.

Declension

Synonyms

  • в положе́нии (v položénii) (euphemism, colloquial)
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