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Ukrainian
Etymology
From ко́ристь (kórystʹ) + -ливий (-lyvyj). Compare Russian коры́стливый (korýstlivyj).
Pronunciation
Adjective
кори́сливий • (korýslyvyj) (adverb кори́сливо, abstract noun кори́сливість)
- acquisitive, mercenary, selfish, self-interested, self-seeking, self-serving
- Synonyms: користолю́бний (korystoljúbnyj), (rare) своєкори́сливий (svojekorýslyvyj)
Declension
Declension of кори́сливий (hard)
See also
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “корисливий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “корисливий”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “корисливий”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “корисливий”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “корисливий”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “корисливий”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “корисливий”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)