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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grěnъka, *grěnъkъ, from Proto-Slavic *grěti (“to heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
грі́нка • (hrínka) f inan (genitive грі́нки, nominative plural грінки́, genitive plural гріно́к, diminutive грі́ночка)
- toast (toasted bread)
- (dialectal) a small chunk of something
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “грі́нка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 598
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “грінка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “грінка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2025) “Словники України” online (in Ukrainian)