хитрый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic хытръ (xytrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xytrъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

хи́трый (xítryj) (comparative (по)хитре́е or (по)хитре́й)

  1. sly, cunning, artful
  2. intricate, involved
    Э́то не хи́тро/хитро́.Éto ne xítro/xitró.That's simple.
    Э́то де́ло не хи́трое.Éto délo ne xítroje.It is very simple; A child could do it.
  3. skilful, resourceful

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хитрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress