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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *bermenьnъ; morphologically, from бере́мя (berémja) +‎ -енный (-ennyj). Cognate with Polish brzemienny (burdened), Macedonian бремен (bremen), Bulgarian бременен (bremenen), Serbo-Croatian бремѐнит / Serbo-Croatian bremènit; compare also Czech březí (gravid, pregnant [animals only]).

Pronunciation

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

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бере́менный (berémennyj) (abstract noun бере́менность)

  1. pregnant (carrying developing offspring within the body)
    бере́менная де́вушкаberémennaja dévuškaa pregnant young woman
    бере́менный живо́тberémennyj živóta pregnant belly
  2. (figurative) filled (with something, usually abstract)
  3. (colloquial, humorous) pregnant (having a profusion of ideas)

Usage notes

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

Declension

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