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Ukrainian
Etymology
Variant of obsolete *щи́пка (*ščýpka),[1][2] from щипа́ти (ščypáty). Compare Polish szczypta.
Pronunciation
Noun
щі́пка • (ščípka) f inan (genitive щі́пки, nominative plural щіпки́, genitive plural щіпо́к)
- pinch (a small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip)
- Synonym: пу́чка f (púčka)
- щі́пка со́лі ― ščípka sóli ― pinch of salt
Declension
Declension of щі́пка (inan hard fem-form accent-c reduc)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “щіпка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 512
- ^ Zhelekhivskyi, E. I., Nedilskyi, S., editors (1886), “щи́пка”, in Малоруско-нїмецкий словар [Ukrainian-German Dictionary] (in German), volumes 2: П – Я, Lviv: Shevchenko Society, page 1106
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “щіпка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “щіпка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “щіпка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “щіпка”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)