кроткий

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Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkrotkʲɪj]
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Adjective

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

  1. gentle, meek, mild

Declension

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References

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