Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic кънижьнъ (kŭnižĭnŭ), equivalent to кни́га (kníga) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈknʲiʐnɨj]
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Adjective edit

кни́жный (knížnyj)

  1. (relational) book
    кни́жная ла́вка, кни́жный магази́нknížnaja lávka, knížnyj magazínbookstore
  2. literary, bookish (appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing)

Declension edit