чумно́й

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adjective

1.
plague, of the plague, pestilentialmedicine
Учёные изуча́ют чумну́ю па́лочку.
Scientists are studying the plague bacillus.
Mostly attributive: чумная палочка 'plague bacillus', чумной барак 'plague ward'.
2.
plague-stricken, infected with plaguemedicine
Чумны́х больных сра́зу изоли́ровали.
The plague-stricken patients were isolated at once.
3.
(rare) plague victim, plague patientmedicine
Чумны́х свозили в отде́льный бара́к.
The plague victims were brought to a separate barrack.
Used as a noun (declined like the adjective).