самотужки

Ukrainian

Etymology

From само- (samo-) +‎ туг- (tuh-, variant of тяг-) +‎ -ки (-ky). Compare Belarusian самату́гам (samatúham), Polish samociąż.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɐmoˈtuʒke]

Adverb

самоту́жки • (samotúžky)

1. alone, independently, on one's own, single-handedly, under one's own steam (without assistance)

   Synonyms: самості́йно (samostíjno), (rare) самотя́ж (samotjáž)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “самотужки”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “самотужки”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “самотужки”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “самотужки”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “самотужки”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)