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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mokrъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
мо́крый • (mókryj) (comparative (по)мокре́е or (по)мокре́й)
- wet, damp
1937, Иван Бунин, Кавказ; English translation from Hugh Aplin, transl., The Caucasus, Oneworld Classics, 2008:Я немедля опустил оконную занавеску и, как только носильщик, обтирая мокрую руку о свой белый фартук, взял на чай и вышел, на замок запер дверь.- Ja nemedlja opustil okonnuju zanavesku i, kak tolʹko nosilʹščik, obtiraja mokruju ruku o svoj belyj fartuk, vzjal na čaj i vyšel, na zamok zaper dverʹ.
- I lowered the window blind at once and, as soon as the porter, wiping his wet hand on his white apron, had taken his tip and gone, I locked the door.
- (criminal slang, relational) murder, killing
- пойти́ на мо́крое де́ло ― pojtí na mókroje délo ― to kill someone
Declension
Declension of мо́крый (short class cʹ)