посильний

Ukrainian edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From по (po) +‎ си́ла (sýla, strength, force) +‎ -ний (-nyj).

Adjective edit

поси́льний (posýlʹnyj)

  1. within one's power, within one's capacity, corresponding to one's strength
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From посила́ти (posyláty, to send, to dispatch) +‎ -ний (-nyj). Compare Russian посы́льный (posýlʹnyj), Belarusian пасы́льны (pasýlʹny).

Noun edit

поси́льний (posýlʹnyjm pers (genitive поси́льного, nominative plural поси́льні, genitive plural поси́льних, feminine поси́льна)

  1. messenger, courier
    Synonyms: гоне́ць m (honécʹ), кур'є́р m (kurʺjér), послане́ць m (poslanécʹ), розси́льний m (rozsýlʹnyj)
Declension edit

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