окраинный

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)krajinьnъ. By surface analysis, окра́ина (okráina) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈkraɪn(ː)ɨj]

Adjective

окра́инный • (okráinnyj) (comparative (по)окра́иннее or (по)окра́инней)

  1. (relational) outskirts; marginal, peripheral (relating to or located at the outskirts or margins)
    окра́инный го́род ― okráinnyj górod ― marginal city, peripheral city
    окра́инная беднота́ ― okráinnaja bednotá ― the marginal poor

Declension

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