лихо

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

лихо́й (lixój) +‎ (-o)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲixə]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ли́хо (líxon inan (genitive ли́ха, nominative plural ли́ха, genitive plural лих)

  1. (poetic) evil, ill, misfortune, trouble
    не буди́ ли́ха пока́ ли́хо спит (ти́хо)
    ne budí líxa poká líxo spit (tíxo)
    don't trouble until trouble troubles you
    не помина́йте ли́хом (colloquial)
    ne pominájte líxom
    remember me kindly, think kindly of me; don't hold the grudge (said by a person leaving or about to do something risky)
    узна́ть, почём фунт ли́ха
    uznátʹ, počóm funt líxa
    to fall on hard times, to plumb the depths of misfortune
    (literally, “to find out the price of evil per pound”)
  2. An odd number, see the Chetno i licho game.

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Adverb[edit]

ли́хо (líxo)

  1. dashingly, jauntily

Adjective[edit]

ли́хо (líxo)

  1. short neuter singular of лихо́й (lixój)

Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See лихи́й (lyxýj).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ли́хо (lýxon inan (genitive ли́ха, nominative plural ли́ха, genitive plural лих)

  1. disaster, calamity
  2. misfortune
  3. trouble
  4. evil

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