бережливий

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From the береж- (berež-) stem of берегти́ (berehtý) +‎ -ли́вий (-lývyj). Compare Russian бережли́вый (berežlívyj), Belarusian беражлі́вы (bjeražlívy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bereʒˈɫɪʋei̯]
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Adjective edit

бережли́вий (berežlývyj) (adverb бережли́во, abstract noun бережли́вість)

  1. economical, frugal, parsimonious, sparing, thrifty
    Synonyms: еконо́мний (ekonómnyj), оща́дливий (oščádlyvyj)

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