вкрай

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• укра́й (ukráj)

Etymology

From в (v) +‎ край (kraj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʍkrai̯]

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Adverb

вкрай • (vkraj)

1. extremely, in the extreme
2. to the brim, to the full

   Synonyms: вщерть (vščertʹ), уще́рть (uščértʹ), по́вно (póvno)

3. (obsolete) Synonym of скра́ю (skráju, “at the edge, on the edge”)

Usage notes

• The forms вкрай (vkraj) (used after vowels) and укра́й (ukráj) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вкрай”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “вкрай”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “вкрай”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “вкрай”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “вкрай”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “вкрай”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)