здорово

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzdorəvə]

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Adverb

здо́рово • (zdórovo)

1. (colloquial) great, very well, awesomely
2. (low colloquial) very strongly, to a very great extent

Predicative

здо́рово • (zdórovo)

1. (low colloquial) it is great, it is awesome, it is cool
   • 1963, Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Трудно быть богом:

     Бы́ло бы здо́рово, е́сли бы стрела́ переби́ла про́волоку, и знак упа́л бы пря́мо к нога́м А́нки.

     Býlo by zdórovo, jésli by strelá perebíla próvoloku, i znak upál by prjámo k nogám Ánki.

     It would be awesome if the arrow broke the wire and the sign fell right at Anka's feet.

Interjection

здо́рово! • (zdórovo!)

1. (colloquial) great!, well done

   Synonyms: клёво (kljóvo), кру́то (krúto), отли́чно (otlíčno)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• здоро́во: IPA^(key): [zdɐˈrovə]
• здорово́: IPA^(key): [zdərɐˈvo] (low colloquial, rare)

Interjection

здоро́во! • (zdoróvo!)

1. (colloquial) hi!; hello!

   Synonyms: приве́т (privét); здра́вствуй (zdrávstvuj); (formal) здра́вствуйте (zdrávstvujte)

Descendants

• → Dolgan: дорообо (doroobo)
• → Evenki: дорово (dorowo)
• → Southern Yukaghir: дорообо (dorōbo)
• → Yakut: дорообо (doroobo)

Adjective

здоро́во • (zdoróvo)

1. short neuter singular of здоро́вый (zdoróvyj)

Adjective

здорово́ • (zdorovó)

1. short neuter singular of здоро́вый (zdoróvyj, “strong, big (low colloquial)”)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From здоро́вий (zdoróvyj) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzdɔrɔwɔ]

• Audio

  (file)

Adverb

здо́рово • (zdórovo)

1. (colloquial) seriously, majorly, very

   Synonym: си́льно (sýlʹno)

2. (colloquial) awesomely, splendidly, very well

   Synonyms: майсте́рно (majstérno), чудо́во (čudóvo)

Predicative

здо́рово • (zdórovo)

1. (it is) great, cool, awesome

   Synonym: чудо́во (čudóvo)

2. (it is) healthy

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “здорово”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1972), “здорово”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (З), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 547
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “здорово”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “здорово”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “здорово”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “здорово”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “здорово”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)