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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic тѣснъ (těsnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *těsnъ (narrow). According to Václav Machek, it is related to Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, narrow, tight), thus making both derive from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (thin).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲesnɨj]
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Adjective

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те́сный (tésnyj) (comparative (по)тесне́е or (по)тесне́й, superlative са́мый те́сный)

  1. tight, close, narrow
  2. small
    мир те́сенmir tésenit's a small world

Usage notes

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The short form should not be conflated with the adjective те́сен (tésen, too tight), which has lexicalized as a short-form-only adjective in its own right.

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тесный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “тесный”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 240