кроткий

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkrotkʲɪj]

Adjective

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

  1. gentle, meek, mild

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), кроткий”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.