потроху
/[pɔˈtrɔxʊ] | [ˈpɔtrɔxʊ] | [pɔˈtrɔxʊ]/
Ukrainianadvnoun
Grammatical form
потроху is an inflected form of по́трох.
Definitions
- 1.a little at a time, one bit at a time, bit by bit, little by little (in small amounts)
- 2.bit by bit, little by little (gradually)
- 3.colloquiala bit, a little
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- пома́лу
- ма́ло-пома́лу
- помале́ньку
- поступо́во
- крок за кро́ком
Etymology
Univerbation of по (po) + тро́ху (tróxu). Compare Polish po trochu. By surface analysis, по- (po-) + Proto-Slavic *troska + -у (-u).
Forms
- потро́хуcanonical
- potróxuromanization