криси

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from either Middle High German kritz or Middle Low German kritz through Polish.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkrɪse]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

кри́си • (krýsym inan pl (genitive кри́сів, plural only)

  1. A brim of a hat, a cap, or other similar headwear.
  2. The outer edges of a boat.
  3. The border of a plate or a similar dish.

Declension

Declension of кри́си
(inan pl-only hard masc-form accent-a)
plural
nominative кри́си
krýsy
genitive кри́сів
krýsiv
dative кри́сам
krýsam
accusative кри́си
krýsy
instrumental кри́сами
krýsamy
locative кри́сах
krýsax
vocative кри́си
krýsy

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “криси”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN

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