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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *laskavъ. Parsable as ла́ска (láska) + -а́вий (-ávyj). Compare Russian ла́сковый (láskovyj), Belarusian ла́ска́вы (láskávy), Polish łaskawy.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ласка́вий • (laskávyj) (adverb ласка́во, abstract noun ласка́вість)
- affectionate, caressing, tender
- Synonyms: ні́жний (nížnyj), пестли́вий (pestlývyj)
- kind, benevolent, gracious (manifesting goodwill; warmly courteous)
- Synonyms: добрози́чли́вий (dobrozýčlývyj), зичли́вий (zyčlývyj), люб'я́зний (ljubʺjáznyj), ми́лости́вий (mýlostývyj)
- Будь ласка́вий, супрово́джуй мене́. (familiar, to a male) ― Budʹ laskávyj, suprovódžuj mené. ― Be so kind as to accompany me.
- Бу́дьте ласка́ві, приймі́ть моє́ запро́шення. (formal or to a group) ― Búdʹte laskávi, pryjmítʹ mojé zapróšennja. ― Be so kind as to accept my invitation.
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ласкавий”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “ласкавий”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “ласкавий”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “ласкавий”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “ласкавий”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)