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Etymology

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гроб (grob) +‎ -ово́й (-ovój)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡrəbɐˈvoj]
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Adjective

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гробово́й (grobovój)

  1. (relational) coffin
    гробово́й портре́тgrobovój portrétcoffin portrait
  2. (literary, poetic) sepulchral, deathly
    гробово́й го́лосgrobovój gólossepulchral voice
    гробово́е молча́ние; гробова́я тишина́grobovóje molčánije; grobovája tišinádeathly silence/hush
    до гробово́й доски́do grobovój doskítill one's dying day; as long as one lives (literally, “till the deathly plank”)

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