упрямый

Russian

Etymology

By surface analysis, у- (u-) +‎ прямо́й (prjamój) +‎ -ый (-yj).

Compare typologically несгиба́емый (nesgibájemyj), непрекло́нный (nepreklónnyj), неукло́нный (neuklónnyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈprʲamɨj]
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Adjective

упря́мый • (uprjámyj) (adverb упря́мо, abstract noun упря́мство)

  1. stubborn (refusing to move or change one's opinion)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “упрямый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “упрямый”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989), “упрямый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 451
  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010), “упрямый”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 460

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