See also: мерзлый

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic мерзлꙑй (merzlyj), from Proto-Slavic *mьrzlъ. Constructed as мёрз(нуть) (mjórz(nutʹ)) +‎ -лый (-lyj).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

мёрзлый (mjórzlyj)

  1. frozen, congealed

Usage notes edit

  • Short forms мёрзл, мёрзла, мёрзло, мёрзлы theoretically exist, but are usually avoided due to their similarity to past-tense forms of мёрзнуть (mjórznutʹ) (compare мёрзла (mjórzla, she froze), neuter мёрзло (mjórzlo)).

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