крига
Old Ruthenian
кри́га
Etymology
From *кра (*kra, “ice floe”) + -ига (-iha, “diminutive suffix”). Inherited from Old East Slavic кра (kra), derived from икра́ (ikrá), from Proto-Slavic *jьkrà. Cognate with archaic Russian кра (kra) and Old Czech kra.
Noun
кри́га • (kríha) ?
- ice floe
Descendants
- Belarusian: кры́га (krýha)
- → Polish: kryha
- Rusyn: кри́га (krýha, “ice”)
- Ukrainian: кри́га (krýha, “ice”)
- → Slovak: kryha
- → Russian: кри́га (kríga), кры́га (krýga) (dialectal)
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “крига II”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 139
- Tymchenko, E. K. (2002), “крига”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of the 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Н), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 385
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian кри́га (kríha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrɪɦɐ]
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Noun
кри́га • (krýha) f inan (genitive кри́ги, nominative plural кри́ги, genitive plural криг, related adjective крижани́й)
- (uncountable) ice
- (countable) block of ice
Declension
Declension of кри́га (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кри́га krýha | кри́ги krýhy |
| genitive | кри́ги krýhy | криг kryh |
| dative | кри́зі krýzi | кри́гам krýham |
| accusative | кри́гу krýhu | кри́ги krýhy |
| instrumental | кри́гою krýhoju | кри́гами krýhamy |
| locative | кри́зі krýzi | кри́гах krýhax |
| vocative | кри́го krýho | кри́ги krýhy |
Synonyms
- лід (lid)