горький

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gorьkъ.

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Adjective

го́рький (górʹkij) (comparative (по)го́рче or (по)го́рше or го́рший, superlative горча́йший)

  1. bitter (comparative is го́рче (górče))
  2. woeful, sorrowful (comparative is го́рше (górše) or го́рший (góršij))
  3. (colloquial) unhappy, hopeless

Declension

See also

Basic tastes in Russian · вку́сы (vkúsy) (layout · text)
сла́дкий (sládkij) ки́слый (kíslyj) солёный (soljónyj) го́рький (górʹkij) о́стрый (óstryj) пика́нтный (pikántnyj)

Further reading

  • горький in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru