акуратний

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish akuratny,[1] from Latin accūrātus, with -ний (-nyj) ending. Compare Russian аккура́тный (akkurátnyj), Belarusian акура́тны (akurátny).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐkʊˈratnei̯]
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Adjective

акура́тний • (akurátnyj) (adverb акура́тно, abstract noun акура́тність)

  1. careful, precise (of a person: taking care to conduct oneself with precision)
    Synonyms: рете́льний (retélʹnyj), стара́нний (staránnyj)
  2. neat, orderly, tidy
    Synonyms: оха́йний (oxájnyj), чепурни́й (čepurnýj)

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

  • акура́тненький (akurátnenʹkyj)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “акуратний”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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