Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From сприт (spryt) +‎ -ний (-nyj).[1] Compare Belarusian спры́тны (sprýtny), Polish sprytny.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsprɪtnei̯]
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Adjective edit

спри́тний (sprýtnyj) (adverb спри́тно, abstract noun спри́тність)

  1. adroit, agile, deft, dextrous, nimble
  2. skilful, skillful
  3. clever, smart

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сприт”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 383

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