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"Boredom" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Nov 07, 2022 (see all)

ску́ка

[ skú-ka ]

Noun , feminine

boredom

Emotions in Russian

Morphemic analysis

скука

root: скук
ending: а

Etymology

The word has common Slavic roots. It is derived from "съкукати", which is formed from "кукати" (to mourn, to cry), going back to the onomatopoeia "ку" as, for example, the words "курица" (chicken), "кукушка" (cuckoo).

Examples of "Boredom" in Russian

Её краси́вое лицо́ выража́ло вселе́нскую ску́ку.

ye-yó kra-sée-va-ye lee-tsó vy-ra-zhá-la fsee-lyéns-ku-yu skú-ku

Her beautiful face expressed universal boredom.

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О́чень ча́сто ску́ка возника́ет от пережива́ния пустоты́ в жи́зни и ничегонеде́лания.

ó-cheen' chás-ta skú-ka vaz-nee-ká-eet at pee-ree-zhee-vá-nee-ya pus-ta-tý v zhéez-nee ee nee-chee-vó-nee-dyé-la-nee-ya

Very often, boredom arises from experiencing emptiness in life and having nothing to do.

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Declension of the word скука

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nom.	ску́ка	ску́ки
Genitive Gen.	ску́ки	скук
Dative Dat.	ску́ке	ску́кам
Accusative Acc.	ску́ку	ску́ки
Instrumental Inst.	ску́кой	ску́ками
Prepositional Prep.	ску́ке	ску́ках

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Same stem words

ску́чный [skuch-nýî] Adjective

boring, dull

скуча́ть [sku-chát'] Verb , imperfective

to be bored, to have a tedious time; (по кому-то) to long (for), to miss

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Additional examples

Го́сти на́чали зева́ть от ску́ки.
gós-tee ná-chee-lee zee-vát' at skú-kee
The guests began to yawn with boredom.
Мы изныва́ли от ску́ки.
my eez-ny-vá-lee at skú-kee
We were bored to death.