тщета
Russian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old Church Slavonic тъщета (tŭšteta), from Proto-Slavic *tъščeta, a derivative of *tъščь (whence то́щий (tóščij)) + *-ota.
Further back, from Proto-Indo-European *tweskʷ- (“desert, barren”). Compare Sanskrit तुच्छ (tuccha, “empty, vain”), Latin tesqua (“desert”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editтщета́ • (tščetá) f inan (genitive тщеты́, uncountable)
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- тще́тный (tščétnyj)
Related terms
edit- то́щий (tóščij)
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