беременный

Russian

Etymology

From Common Slavic, compare Czech březí (gravid, pregnant [animals only]), Polish brzemienny (burdened), related to Russian бремя (burden)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈrʲemʲɪn(ː)ɨj]
  • (file)

Adjective

бере́менный (berémennyj)

  1. pregnant (carrying developing offspring within the body)
  2. (figuratively) filled (with something, usually abstract)
  3. (colloquial, humorous) pregnant (having a profusion of ideas)

Usage notes

  • Due to the semantics of this word, it is much more frequently found in the feminine.

Declension

Synonyms

  • в положе́нии (v položénii) (euphemism, colloquial)
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