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Ukrainian
Etymology
From залишати (zalyšaty) + -ок (-ok), from за- (za-) + лишати (lyšaty).
Pronunciation
Noun
за́лишок • (zályšok) m inan (genitive за́лишку, nominative plural за́лишки, genitive plural за́лишків)
- remainder, leftover (that which is left over)
- Любомир Дмитерко (1959) Наречена (in Ukrainian), page 181: “На столі лежав нарізаний засохлий хліб, стояли брудні тарілки з залишками їжі, либонь з обіду. ― Na stoli ležav narizanyj zasoxlyj xlib, stojaly brudni tarilky z zalyškamy jiži, lybonʹ z obidu. ― On the table lay sliced dried bread, there were dirty plates with leftover food, perhaps from dinner.”
- remnant
- Вадим Собко (1952) Біле цолум'я (in Ukrainian), page 81: “Ранковий легесенький вітер розганяв залишки туману. ― Rankovyj lehesenʹkyj viter rozhanjav zalyšky tumanu. ― The morning breeze carried away the remnants of the fog”
- (chemistry) residue, remainder (That which remains after a chemical reaction or process)
- remains, remnant, remainder, (that which remains, after being saved from destruction)
- surplus, excess, stock
Declension
Declension of за́лишок (inan velar masc-form accent-a reduc)
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