щуплый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic щуплъ (ščuplŭ, “weak, pathetic”), from Proto-Slavic *ščuplъ. Cognate with Ukrainian щу́плий (ščúplyj, “skinny, unattractive”), also щупля́вий (ščupljávyj); Belarusian щу́плы (“skinny, unattractive”); Czech štíplý (“lean, slender”); Slovak šťúply (“slender, thin”); Polish szczupły (“thin, lean”). Related to щу́пать (ščúpatʹ, “to feel”); original meaning presumably "so skinny that you can feel the bones".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɕːupɫɨj]

Adjective

щу́плый • (ščúplyj) (comparative (по)щупле́е or (по)щупле́й)

  1. (colloquial) puny, thin and weak

Declension

Derived terms

  • щу́плость (ščúplostʹ)
  • щу́пленький (ščúplenʹkij)
  • щуплова́тый (ščuplovátyj)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щуплый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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