чёрный

      Russian

      Etymology

      From Proto-Slavic *čьrnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós (black). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic чрънъ (črŭnŭ, black), Bulgarian черен, Serbo-Croatian црн/crn, Slovene črn, Slovak čierny; Norwegian and Swedish harr (grayling), Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇá), Old Prussian kirsnan (black).

      Pronunciation

      • (file)
      • IPA: [ˈt͡ɕɵrnɨj]

      Adjective

      чёрный (čórnyj)

      1. black
      2. rough, coarse
      3. back (stairs, entrance, etc.)
      4. (labor): unskilled, manual
      5. (metal): ferrous

      Noun

      чёрный (čórnyj) m

      1. black (man)
      2. (offensive) a non-white immigrant

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      Declension

      * Note: Letter "г" in endings "-ого" / "-его" for genitive singular masculine and neuter and accusative masculine singular animate is pronounced as /v/, not /g/.

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