дрижаки

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from дрижати (dryžaty), from Proto-Slavic *drъžati (to tremble, shiver). By surface analysis, дрижати (dryžaty, to tremble) +‎ -ак (-ak, nominalizing suffix) +‎ (-y, plural suffix).[1]

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Noun[edit]

дрижаки́ (dryžakým inan pl (genitive дрижакі́в, plural only)

  1. (colloquial) chills, trembling (from fear, cold, illness, etc.)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “дрижаки”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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