Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From ста́до (stádo) +‎ -ний (-nyj). Compare Russian ста́дный (stádnyj), Belarusian ста́дны (stádny), Polish stadny.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈstadnei̯]
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Adjective edit

ста́дний (stádnyj)

  1. herd (attributive), gregarious (of animals that travel in herds or packs)
    ста́дна твари́наstádna tvarýnaherd animal
  2. (figurative) herd (attributive) (determined by the unconscious submission of individual behaviour to the behaviour of the crowd)
    ста́дна поведі́нкаstádna povedínkaherd behaviour
    ста́дний інсти́нктstádnyj instýnktherd instinct

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