акуратний

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish akuratny,[1] from Latin accūrātus, with -ний (-nyj) ending. Compare Russian аккура́тный (akkurátnyj), Belarusian акура́тны (akurátny).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐkʊˈratnei̯]
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Adjective edit

акура́тний (akurátnyj) (adverb акура́тно, abstract noun акура́тність)

  1. careful, precise (of a person: taking care to conduct oneself with precision)
    Synonyms: рете́льний (retélʹnyj), стара́нний (staránnyj)
  2. neat, orderly, tidy
    Synonyms: оха́йний (oxájnyj), чепурни́й (čepurnýj)

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References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “акуратний”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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