крив

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kréiwas. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian крив/kriv, Slovene kriv, Russian криво́й (krivój), Slovak krivý, Polish krzywy; as well as with Latin curvus.

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Adjective

крив (kriv) (adverb кри́во)

  1. skew, slanting, crooked, bent, twisted, curved
  2. wrong, incorrect, false

Declension

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kréiwas.

Pronunciation

Adjective

крив (kriv) (comparative покрив, superlative најкрив, abstract noun кривица)

  1. guilty
  2. crooked, tilted, wry

Declension

Declension of крив
positive masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite крив (kriv) крива (kriva) криво (krivo) криви (krivi)
definite unspecified кривиот (kriviot) кривата (krivata) кривото (krivoto) кривите (krivite)
definite proximal кривиов (kriviov) кривава (krivava) кривово (krivovo) крививе (krivive)
definite distal кривион (krivion) кривана (krivana) кривоно (krivono) кривине (krivine)
comparative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite покрив (pokriv) покрива (pokriva) покриво (pokrivo) покриви (pokrivi)
definite unspecified покривиот (pokriviot) покривата (pokrivata) покривото (pokrivoto) покривите (pokrivite)
definite proximal покривиов (pokriviov) покривава (pokrivava) покривово (pokrivovo) покрививе (pokrivive)
definite distal покривион (pokrivion) покривана (pokrivana) покривоно (pokrivono) покривине (pokrivine)
superlative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite најкрив (najkriv) најкрива (najkriva) најкриво (najkrivo) најкриви (najkrivi)
definite unspecified најкривиот (najkriviot) најкривата (najkrivata) најкривото (najkrivoto) најкривите (najkrivite)
definite proximal најкривиов (najkriviov) најкривава (najkrivava) најкривово (najkrivovo) најкрививе (najkrivive)
definite distal најкривион (najkrivion) најкривана (najkrivana) најкривоно (najkrivono) најкривине (najkrivine)

Russian

Pronunciation

Adjective

крив (kriv)

  1. short masculine singular of криво́й (krivój)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kréiwas. Cognate with Bulgarian крив (kriv), Slovene kriv, Russian криво́й (krivój), Slovak krivý; as well as with Latin curvus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

кри̑в (Latin spelling krȋv, definite кри̑вӣ, comparative кри̏вљӣ)

  1. guilty, culpable
  2. wrong, incorrect, false
  3. skew, slanting, crooked, bent, twisted, curved

Declension

Further reading

  • крив”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025