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Ukrainian
Etymology
Cognate with Russian слегка́ (slexká), Belarusian злёгку (zljóhku). By surface analysis, з- (z-) + ле́гко (léhko). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Adverb
зле́гка • (zléhka) (diminutive злеге́нька)
- slightly, faintly (in a barely perceptible manner)
- Synonyms: тро́хи (tróxy), тро́шки (tróšky)
- lightly (not heavily or strongly)
- Synonyms: легко́ (lehkó), неси́льно (nesýlʹno)
- (colloquial) lightly (with insouciance)
- Synonyms: легкова́жно (lehkovážno), несерйо́зно (neserjózno)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “злегка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “злегка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “злегка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “злегка”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “злегка”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “злегка”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)