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Ukrainian
Etymology
From зве́рху (zvérxu, “from above”) + -ній (-nij).
Pronunciation
Adjective
зве́рхній • (zvérxnij) (comparative зве́рхніший, superlative найзве́рхніший, adverb зве́рхньо, abstract noun зве́рхність)
- condescending, patronizing, supercilious, arrogant, haughty
- Synonyms: зарозумі́лий (zarozumílyj), зазнайкува́тий (zaznajkuvátyj), панови́тий (panovýtyj), чванли́вий (čvanlývyj), гонори́стий (honorýstyj)
- imperious, commanding, authoritative, bossy
- Synonyms: нача́льницький (načálʹnycʹkyj), імперати́вний (imperatývnyj), наказо́вий (nakazóvyj), вла́дний (vládnyj), зве́рхницький (zvérxnycʹkyj)
- (rare) outer, outward, outside, external, surface
- Synonym: зо́внішній (zóvnišnij)
- (rare) superficial, shallow, perfunctory
Declension
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зверхній”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “зверхній”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “зверхній”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “зверхній”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зверхній”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)