кроткий

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkrotkʲɪj]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. gentle, meek, mild

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References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кроткий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress