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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ки́лька (kílʹka), from Middle Polish kilka, from Old Polish kilko, from Proto-Slavic *koliko. Doublet of кі́лько (kílʹko, “how many, how much”).
Determiner
кі́лька • (kílʹka)
- several, a few, some
- кі́лька десятилі́ть тому́ ― kílʹka desjatylítʹ tomú ― a few decades ago
- про́тягом оста́нніх кілько́х ро́кі́в ― prótjahom ostánnix kilʹkóx rókív ― over the last few years
Declension
Declension of кі́лька (pl-only)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian ки́лька (kílʹka), from Estonian kilu.
Noun
кі́лька • (kílʹka) f inan (genitive кі́льки, nominative plural кі́льки, genitive plural кі́льок)
- sprat, brisling
Declension
Declension of кі́лька (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кілька”, 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), “кілька”, 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