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Ukrainian
Etymology 1
Univerbation of по (po) + тро́ху (tróxu). Compare Polish po trochu.
Pronunciation
Adverb
потро́ху • (potróxu)
- a little at a time, one bit at a time, bit by bit, little by little (in small amounts)
- Synonyms: пома́лу (pomálu), ма́ло-пома́лу (málo-pomálu), помале́ньку (pomalénʹku)
- bit by bit, little by little (gradually)
- Synonyms: пома́лу (pomálu), ма́ло-пома́лу (málo-pomálu), помале́ньку (pomalénʹku), поступо́во (postupóvo), крок за кро́ком (krok za krókom)
- (colloquial) a bit, a little
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
по́троху • (pótroxu) m inan
- inflection of по́трох (pótrox):
- genitive singular
- dative singular
- locative singular
- vocative singular
Synonyms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “потроху”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “потроху”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “потроху”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “потроху”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “потроху”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “потроху”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)