Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Polish skromny, possibly via Russian скро́мный (skrómnyj), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sъkromьnъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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скро́мны (skrómny)

  1. modest, humble
    Synonym: сці́плы (scíply)
    Antonyms: ганары́сты (hanarýsty), напы́шлівы (napýšlivy), фанабэры́сты (fanaberýsty), пыхлі́вы (pyxlívy), ганарлі́вы (hanarlívy), пага́рдлівы (pahárdlivy), самаўпэ́ўнены (samaŭpéŭnjeny)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • скромны” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • скромны”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • скромны́: IPA(key): [skrɐˈmnɨ]
  • скро́мны: IPA(key): [ˈskromnɨ]

Adjective

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скромны́ or скро́мны (skromný or skrómny)

  1. short plural of скро́мный (skrómnyj)