шкодны

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian шкодный (škodnyj). From шко́да (škóda) +‎ -ны (-ny). Probably related to Russian шкодный (škodnyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂkodnɨ]

Adjective

шко́дны • (škódny)

  1. harmful (causing or likely to cause harm or damage)
    Synonyms: шкадлі́вы (škadlívy), шко́днасны (škódnasny)
    Antonyms: няшко́дны (njaškódny), бясшко́дны (bjasškódny), кары́сны (karýsny)
    • 1916, Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, Pieršaja čytanka, Wilno: Drukarnia M. Kuchty, page 33:
      Božaja karoŭka — dobry žučok i charoš saboj i karyść robić ludziam, bo pajedaje škodnych na drewach mošek, katorych zawuć dreŭnaj tloj.
      The ladybug is a good beetle. It's both beautiful in appearance and beneficial to people, because it eats harmful insects on trees, called tree aphids.
    • 1940 [1861], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Вялікія чаканні, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Great Expectations, pages 169-170:
      Пан халярычнага тэмперамента, які заняў чацвертае месца на той-жа лаўцы, прышоў ад гэтага ў неапісаную лютасць і пачаў крычаць, што гэта паўнейшае нарушэнне ўсіх правіл — садзіць прыстойных людзей з такою шкоднай, ганебнай і небяспечнай кампаніяй, што гэта подла, агідна, нізка і так далей.
      Pan xaljaryčnaha tempjeramjenta, jaki zanjaŭ čacvjertaje mjesca na tój-ža laŭcy, pryšóŭ ad hetaha ŭ njeapisanuju ljutascʹ i pačaŭ kryčacʹ, što heta paŭnjejšaje narušennje ŭsix pravil — sadzicʹ prystójnyx ljudzjej z takóju škódnaj, hanjebnaj i njebjaspječnaj kampanijaj, što heta pódla, ahidna, nizka i tak daljej.
      [original: Hereupon, a choleric gentleman, who had taken the fourth place on that seat, flew into a most violent passion, and said that it was a breach of contract to mix him up with such villainous company, and that it was poisonous, and pernicious, and infamous, and shameful, and I don’t know what else.]
      A choleric gentleman, who had taken the fourth place on the same bench, flew into an indescribable rage, and began to shout that it was a complete violation of all rules—to seat decent people with such a harmful, disgraceful and dangerous company, that this was mean, disgusting, low and so on.

Declension

Derived terms

  • шко́днасць (škódnascʹ)

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