See also: негодяи

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian негодя́й (negodjáj), from Proto-Slavic *negodějь. Morphologically equivalent to негоду́вам (negodúvam, to resent; to rebel, revolt) +‎ -яй (-jaj). Akin to Czech Nehodiv (shortened from an earlier *Nehodejevo) - a village in Bohemia.

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Noun

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негодя́й (negodjájm

  1. scoundrel, knave
    Synonyms: подле́ц (podléc), злоде́й (zlodéj), моше́ник (mošénik)

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References

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  • негодяй”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • негодяй”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *negodějь.

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  • IPA(key): [nʲɪɡɐˈdʲæj]
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Noun

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негодя́й (negodjájm anim (genitive негодя́я, nominative plural негодя́и, genitive plural негодя́ев)

  1. scoundrel, villain
    Synonyms: мерза́вец (merzávec), злоде́й (zlodéj); (dated) лиходе́й (lixodéj)

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