Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from either Middle High German kritz or Middle Low German kritz through Polish.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkrɪse]
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Noun

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кри́си (krýsym inan pl (genitive кри́сів, plural only)

  1. A brim of a hat, a cap, or other similar headwear.
  2. The outer edges of a boat.
  3. The border of a plate or a similar dish.

Declension

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References

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

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