скучно

Russian

Etymology

ску́чный (skúšnyj, skúčnyj) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• (Moscow) IPA^(key): [ˈskuʂnə] (phonetic respelling: ску́шно)
• (Saint Petersburg, now proscribed) IPA^(key): [ˈskut͡ɕnə]

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Adverb

ску́чно • (skúšno, skúčno) (comparative (по)скучне́е or (по)скучне́й)

1. tediously, boringly (in a tedious manner)

Predicative

ску́чно • (skúšno, skúčno) (+ dative of agent noun or pronoun)

1. one is bored

   Мне ску́чно. ― Mne skúšno/skúčno. ― I'm bored.

Adjective

ску́чно • (skúšno, skúčno)

1. short neuter singular of ску́чный (skúšnyj, skúčnyj)

Ukrainian

Etymology

скучни́й (skučnýj) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskut͡ʃnɔ]

Adverb

ску́чно • (skúčno)

1. boringly, tediously

Predicative

ску́чно • (skúčno) (+ dative of agent noun or pronoun)

1. it is boring

   Мені́ ску́чно ― Mení skúčno ― I'm bored (literally, “It is boring to me”)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “скучно”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “скучно”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)