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bitter

Source:*gorьkъProto-Slaviccertain

Related to *gorěti 'to burn': bitterness was a burning taste. The soft r before the yer became Polish rz and Czech ř.

English

bitter

Polish

gorzki
ˈɡɔʂkʲi
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    го́рькийgorʹkij
    ˈɡorʲkʲɪjinherited
  • Ukrainian
    гірки́йhirkyj
    ɦʲirˈkɪjinherited
  • Polish
    gorzki
    ˈɡɔʂkʲiinherited
  • Czech
    hořký
    ˈɦor̝kiːinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    gorakгорак
    ˈɡorakinherited
  • English
    bitter

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