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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic поустъ (pustŭ), from Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʊˈstoj]
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Adjective

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пусто́й (pustój) (comparative (по)пусте́е or (по)пусте́й)

  1. empty, void, hollow
    переливать из пусто́го в поро́жнееperelivatʹ iz pustóvo v poróžnejeto beat the air to mill the wind
    с пусты́ми рука́миs pustými rukámiempty-handed
    пуста́я поро́даpustája poródabarren rock
  2. idle (of talk)
  3. shallow (of one's personality)
  4. futile, frivolous
  5. vain, ungrounded

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Descendants

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  • Kildin Sami: пуссьт (puss’t, fool, idiot)