Russian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin gerundium or German hier und da.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪrʊnˈda]
  • (file)

Noun edit

ерунда́ (jerundáf inan (genitive ерунды́, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) nonsense, rubbish
  2. trifle

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

References edit

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