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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic поросѧ (porosę), from Proto-Slavic *porsę (piglet).

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Noun

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порося́ (porosján anim

  1. (regional, Ukraine or humorous) young pig, piglet
    Synonym: поросёнок (porosjónok)
    не́ было у ба́бы забо́т так купи́ла ба́ба порося́né bylo u báby zabót tak kupíla bába porosjátrouble comes to him who seeks it (lit.: the woman (impolite) didn't have any trouble but the woman bought a piglet)
    • 2016, Гунта Рудзите, Записки пилигрима, translation of Svētceļotāja piezīmes by R. Rudzītis:
      Не одна́жды я ви́дел, как де́ти в ко́мнате игра́ются с порося́тей […]
      Ne odnáždy ja vídel, kak déti v kómnate igrájutsja s porosjátej […]
      Many a time I saw children playing with a piglet in the room […]
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) pig (a dirty, unscrupulous, or mean person)
    Synonym: свинья́ (svinʹjá)

Usage notes

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  • Normally used only in the nominative and accusative singular.

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *porsę.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɔrɔˈsʲa]
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Noun

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порося́ (porosján animal (genitive порося́ти, nominative plural порося́та, genitive plural порося́т)

  1. young pig, piglet

Declension

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Declension of порося́
(animal t-stem neut-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative порося́
porosjá
порося́та
porosjáta
genitive порося́ти
porosjáty
порося́т
porosját
dative порося́ті
porosjáti
порося́там
porosjátam
accusative порося́
porosjá
порося́та, порося́т
porosjáta, porosját
instrumental порося́м
porosjám
порося́тами
porosjátamy
locative порося́ті
porosjáti
порося́тах
porosjátax
vocative порося́
porosjá
порося́та
porosjáta

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