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Ukrainian
Etymology
Derived from дрижати (dryžaty), from Proto-Slavic *drъžati (“to tremble, shiver”). By surface analysis, дрижати (dryžaty, “to tremble”) + -ак (-ak, “nominalizing suffix”) + -и (-y, “plural suffix”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
дрижаки́ • (dryžaký) m inan pl (genitive дрижакі́в, plural only)
- (colloquial) chills, trembling (from fear, cold, illness, etc.)
Declension
Declension of дрижаки́ (inan pl-only velar masc-form accent-b)
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plural
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| nominative
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дрижаки́
dryžaký
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| genitive
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дрижакі́в
dryžakív
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| dative
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дрижака́м
dryžakám
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| accusative
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дрижаки́
dryžaký
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| instrumental
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дрижака́ми
dryžakámy
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| locative
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дрижака́х
dryžakáx
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| vocative
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дрижаки́
dryžaký
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References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “дрижаки”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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