старий

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic старъ (starŭ), from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

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Adjective

стари́й (starýj) (comparative ста́рший or старі́ший, adverb ста́ро, diminutive старе́нький)

  1. old, ancient
    Synonym: ве́тхий (vétxyj)
    Antonym: нови́й (novýj)
  2. old (of a person)
    Antonyms: молоди́й (molodýj), ю́ний (júnyj)

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