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beautiful

Source:*krasaProto-Slavic · “beauty”certain

False-friend alert: Czech krásný is 'beautiful', but Russian кра́сный is 'red'.

English

beautiful

Polish

piękny
ˈpjɛŋknɨ
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BCS script
  • Russian
    краси́выйkrasivyj
    krɐˈsʲivɨjinherited
  • Ukrainian
    краси́вийkrasyvyj
    kraˈsɪʋɪjinherited

    Га́рний is just as common.

  • Polish
    piękny
    ˈpjɛŋknɨdifferent word · West Slavic, of unclear origin; cognate of Czech pěkný 'nice'
  • Czech
    krásný
    ˈkraːsniːinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    lijep / lepлијеп / леп
    ˈlijepdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *lěpъ 'fitting, fair' (cf. Russian неле́пый 'absurd')
  • English
    beautiful

⚠ Watch out

  • Russian кра́сный “red”Czech krásný “beautiful”

    Russian 'beautiful' is краси́вый; Czech 'red' is červený.