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Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French délicatesse.
Pronunciation
Noun
делікате́с • (delikatés) m inan (genitive делікате́су, nominative plural делікате́си, genitive plural делікате́сів, relational adjective делікате́сний)
- delicacy; dainty; delicatessen; gourmet food
Declension
Declension of делікате́с (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “делікатес”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “делікатес”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN