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Ukrainian
Etymology
From ли́хо (lýxo) + мани́ти (manýty) + -ка (-ka).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
лихома́нка • (lyxománka) f inan (genitive лихома́нки, nominative plural лихома́нки, genitive plural лихома́нок)
- (colloquial) fever
- Synonyms: гаря́чка f (harjáčka), пропа́сниця f (propásnycja)
- боло́тна лихома́нка ― bolótna lyxománka ― marsh fever, swamp fever, paludism
- зворо́тна лихома́нка ― zvorótna lyxománka ― recurrent fever
- ague (an intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits)
- Synonyms: пропа́сниця f (propásnycja), тря́сця f (trjáscja)
- (dated) malaria
- Synonyms: (standard term) малярі́я f (maljaríja), (dated in this sense) пропа́сниця f (propásnycja)
- (figuratively) fever (state of excitement)
- золота́ лихома́нка ― zolotá lyxománka ― gold fever
Declension
Declension of лихома́нка (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “лихоманка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лихоманка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “лихоманка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “лихоманка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “лихоманка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “лихоманка”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “лихоманка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “лихоманка”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)