лучче
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lučьjь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɫut͡ʃːe]
Adverb
лу́чче • (lúčče) (dated or colloquial)
- comparative degree of га́рний (hárnyj) or до́брий (dóbryj) or хоро́ший (xoróšyj): better
- comparative degree of га́рно (hárno) or до́бре (dóbre) or хоро́ше (xoróše)
Related terms
- лу́ччий (lúččyj)
Adverb
лу́чче • (lúčče) (dated or colloquial)
- rather, would better (do something) (often used with verbs in the past tense with subjunctive би (by))
Synonyms
- кра́ще (krášče), лі́пше (lípše)
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “лу́чче”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2022), “лу́чче”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–13 (а – покі́рно), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN