See also: крася

Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *krasa.

Noun edit

краса (krasaf

  1. decoration

Declension edit

Old East Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *krasa. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic краса (krasa) and Old Polish krasa.

Pronunciation edit

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /krɑˈsɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /kraˈsa/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /kraˈsa/
  • Hyphenation: кра‧са

Noun edit

краса (krasaf

  1. beauty

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “краса”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1315

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic краса (krasa), from Proto-Slavic *krasa.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

краса́ (krasáf inan (genitive красы́, nominative plural красы́, genitive plural крас)

  1. (archaic) beauty
    во всей свое́й красе́vo vsej svojéj kraséin all one's beauty, in all one's glory

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Ukrainian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic краса (krasa), from Proto-Slavic *krasa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [krɐˈsa]
  • (file)

Noun edit

краса́ (krasáf inan (genitive краси́, uncountable)

  1. beauty (quality of being beautiful)
  2. glory, pride (most admirable member of a collective or part of a whole)
    Synonym: окра́са f (okrása)
  3. beauteousness, good looks, handsomeness, loveliness (attractive appearance of a person)
    Synonyms: вро́да f (vróda), уро́да f (uróda)
  4. (dated) beauty (beautiful female)
    Synonym: красу́ня f (krasúnja)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Adjective edit

кра́са (krása)

  1. feminine nominative singular of кра́сий (krásyj)

Further reading edit