гірко
/[ˈɦʲirkɔ]/
Ukrainianadvadjintjnoun
Grammatical form
гірко is the vocative singular form of гі́рка — “heap”.
Definitions
- 1.bitterly
- 2.colloquialheavily, hard, a lot
- 3.bitter (having an acrid taste)
- 4.bitter (emotionally)
- 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