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гірко

/[ˈɦʲirkɔ]/
Ukrainianadvadjintjnoun

Grammatical form

гірко is the vocative singular form of гі́рка — “heap.

See the full entry for гі́рка

Definitions

  1. 1.
    bitterly
  2. 2.
    colloquialheavily, hard, a lot
  3. 3.
    bitter (having an acrid taste)
  4. 4.
    bitter (emotionally)
  5. 5.
    bitter! (a traditional shout by wedding guests urging the newlyweds to kiss, thus removing the "bitterness")

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • си́льно
  • ва́жко

Etymology

From гірки́й (hirkýj) + -о (-o). Compare Russian го́рько (górʹko), Belarusian го́рка (hórka), Polish gorzko, Czech hořko.

Forms

  • гі́ркоcanonical
  • hírkoromanization

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