уголовный

Russian

Etymology

From у- (u-) +‎ голова́ (golová) +‎ -ный (-nyj). In Old East Slavic, голова́ (golová) also meant "dead man"; compare Latin capitālis (“of the head; deadly”), as in "capital punishment".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊɡɐˈɫovnɨj]
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Adjective

уголо́вный • (ugolóvnyj) (rare comparative (по)уголо́внее or (по)уголо́вней)

  1. (relational) crime; criminal, penal (being against the law)
    Synonyms: престу́пный (prestúpnyj), кримина́льный (kriminálʹnyj)
    уголо́вный престу́пник ― ugolóvnyj prestúpnik ― criminal
    уголо́вное де́ло ― ugolóvnoje délo ― criminal case
    уголо́вный ко́декс ― ugolóvnyj kódɛks ― criminal code

Declension

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