кроткий

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кротъкъ (krotŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *krotъkъ. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian кро̀так / kròtak.

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Adjective

кро́ткий (krótkij) (rare/awkward comparative (по)кро́тче)

  1. gentle, meek, mild
    • 2012, Борис Акунин [Boris Akunin], “Самый восточный город Запада”, in Чёрный город, Москва: Захаров; English translation from The Black City, (Please provide a date or year):
      В вестибю́ль Эра́ст Петро́вич вошёл, бу́дто в приёмную зубно́го врача́ — с выраже́нием кро́ткой и му́жественной гото́вности к страда́нию.
      V vestibjúlʹ Erást Petróvič vošól, búdto v prijómnuju zubnóvo vračá — s vyražénijem krótkoj i múžestvennoj gotóvnosti k stradániju.
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References

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