потроху

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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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Univerbation of по (po) +‎ тро́ху (tróxu). Compare Polish po trochu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɔˈtrɔxʊ]
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Adverb

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потро́ху (potróxu)

  1. 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)
  2. bit by bit, little by little (gradually)
    Synonyms: пома́лу (pomálu), ма́ло-пома́лу (málo-pomálu), помале́ньку (pomalénʹku), поступо́во (postupóvo), крок за кро́ком (krok za krókom)
  3. (colloquial) a bit, a little

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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по́троху (pótroxum inan

  1. inflection of по́трох (pótrox):
    1. genitive singular
    2. dative singular
    3. locative singular
    4. vocative singular
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