вкрай

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • укра́й (ukráj)

Etymology

From в (v) +‎ край (kraj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʍkrai̯]
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Adverb

вкрай • (vkraj)

  1. extremely, in the extreme
  2. to the brim, to the full
    Synonyms: вщерть (vščertʹ), уще́рть (uščértʹ), по́вно (póvno)
  3. (obsolete) synonym of скра́ю (skráju, at the edge, on the edge)

Usage notes

  • The forms вкрай (vkraj) (used after vowels) and укра́й (ukráj) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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