злегка

Ukrainian

Etymology

Cognate with Russian слегка́ (slexká), Belarusian злёгку (zljóhku). By surface analysis, з- (z-) +‎ ле́гко (léhko). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɫɛɦkɐ]

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Adverb

зле́гка • (zléhka) (diminutive злеге́нька)

1. slightly, faintly (in a barely perceptible manner)

   Synonyms: тро́хи (tróxy), тро́шки (tróšky)

2. lightly (not heavily or strongly)

   Synonyms: легко́ (lehkó), неси́льно (nesýlʹno)

3. (colloquial) lightly (with insouciance)

   Synonyms: легкова́жно (lehkovážno), несерйо́зно (neserjózno)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “злегка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “злегка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “злегка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “злегка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “злегка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “злегка”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)