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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krěxъkъ. By surface analysis, кри́ха́ (krýxá) + -ки́й (-kýj).
Pronunciation
Adjective
крихки́й • (kryxkýj) (adverb кри́хко, abstract noun кри́хкість)
- brittle, fragile, breakable, frangible, friable
- Synonym: ламки́й (lamkýj)
- frail (of a person)
- Synonyms: крихкоті́лий (kryxkotílyj), тенді́тний (tendítnyj)
Declension
Declension of крихки́й (hard)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “крихкий”, 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), “крихкий”, 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
- “крихкий”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “крихкий”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “крихкий”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)