лихо

Russian

Etymology

лихо́й (lixój) +‎ -о (-o)

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Noun

ли́хо • (líxo) n inan (genitive ли́ха, nominative plural ли́ха, genitive plural лих)

1. (poetic) evil, ill, misfortune, trouble

   не буди́ ли́ха пока́ ли́хо спит (ти́хо)

   ne budí líxa poká líxo spit (tíxo)

   don't trouble until trouble troubles you

   не помина́йте ли́хом (colloquial)

   ne pominájte líxom

   remember me kindly, think kindly of me; don't hold the grudge (said by a person leaving or about to do something risky)

   узна́ть, почём фунт ли́ха

   uznátʹ, počóm funt líxa

   to fall on hard times, to plumb the depths of misfortune

   (literally, “to find out the price of evil per pound”)

2. An odd number, see the Chetno i licho game.

Declension

Related terms

• лиходе́й (lixodéj, “evildoer”) (poetic)

Adverb

ли́хо • (líxo)

1. dashingly, jauntily

Adjective

ли́хо • (líxo)

1. short neuter singular of лихо́й (lixój)

Ukrainian

Etymology

See лихи́й (lyxýj).

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Noun

ли́хо • (lýxo) n inan (genitive ли́ха, nominative plural ли́ха, genitive plural лих)

1. disaster, calamity
2. misfortune
3. trouble
4. evil

Declension

Derived terms

• лиході́й (lyxodíj)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лихо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka